Legal Opinion
Melendez v. Wing
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 7, 2007PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Read, J.
This appeal calls upon us to decide whether section 131-c (1) of. the Social Services Law excludes minors who receive federal supplemental security income (SSI) from the family group for purposes of determining eligibility for and the level of public assistance. For the reasons that follow, we conclude that it does. We further decide that the Legislature superseded this requirement in its appropriation for the emergency shelter allowance (ESA) for the 2006-2007 fiscal year.
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In 2002, petitioner Zoraida Melendez resided in the Bronx with her spouse and three minor…
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- Jiggetts v. GrinkerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Corrigan v. AffleckDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1981
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