Burrus v. Department of Human Services

The opinion of the court was delivered by

DEIGHAN, J.A.D.

Appellant, Margaret Burrus, a single parent, received assistance under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) because her child was needy and deprived within the meaning of that program. She and her child resided with her mother who helped care for the infant while appellant attended school. Appellant had been receiving $273 per month from AFDC-C based on the absence of the father from the home. *62On June 24, 1982 the Essex County Welfare Board (Board) terminated appellant’s assistance payments under AFDC-C because the absent…