Legal Opinion
Lopez v. Vowell
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 9, 1973No. 72-1643PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYER, Circuit Judge:
This class action involves the right of indigent non-parent caretaker relatives in the State of Texas to receive public aid benefits under the state-administered, but federally assisted, program of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). Mrs. Lopez is a caretaker relative who would be entitled to AFDC benefits except for the fact that §§ 34111 and 34542 of the Financial Services Handbook of the Texas State Department of Public Welfare deny aid to caretakers of needy dependent children if the caretakers are married and are living with their spouses. Mrs. Lopez…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- King v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Jefferson v. HackneySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Townsend v. SwankSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
3Cited by10 opinions
- Norman v. St. ClairCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Leonor Rodriguez v. Raymond W. Vowell, Antonia A. Aguirre, Intervenors-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Parks v. HardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Houston Welfare Rights Organization, Inc. v. VowellDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1975
- Hale v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
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