Milwaukee County v. Waukesha County

The holding by the industrial commission that the mother of the minor on relief had gained a legal settlement in Milwaukee county cannot be sustained when the statutes governing the situation are properly construed. It is undisputed that at the time the mother first secured dependent children’s aid she had a legal settlement in the city of Waukesha. It follows, as a matter of law, from sec. 49.02 (2), Stats., that her settlement determines the settlement of the children including the minor who was relieved by Milwaukee county. Sec. 49.02 (4), Stats., reads in part:

“Every person of full age…