Remillard v. Carleson

ORDER GRANTING DECLARATORY JUDGMENT AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF

California participates in the federal aid to needy families program. 42 U.S. C. § 601 et seq. Part of this program gives aid to needy children who are “deprived of parental support or care by reason of the * * * continued absence from the home * * * of a parent”.

Plaintiffs are mothers whose husbands are absent from home while on duty with the armed forces of the United States. Plaintiffs receive monthly allotment checks from the military, but such checks seldom if ever total more than $150.00 per month.1 The State does not contest that…