Shanahan v. Maher

Jean Shanahan is the mother, supervising relative, and recipient of AFDC (aid for families with dependent children) funds for her daughter Kelly Cunningham, born December 29, 1959. That aid was terminated by the defendant, the commissioner of social services, on December 31, 1975. The level of benefits which had been $59.53 per month, took into account the fact that Mrs. Shanahan and her husband held joint undivided interests in the family residence at 789 Oak Street in East Hartford.

Until December 31, 1975, aid for the daughter had been furnished without the encumbrance of a lien for the…