Hinschberger Ex Rel. Olson v. Griggs County Social Services

SANDSTROM, Justice.

Griggs County Social Services, the Griggs County Social Service Board, and the North Dakota Department of Human Services appeal from a district court judgment reversing the Department’s denial of Lawrence Hinschberger’s application for medical assistance benefits. We reverse the district court and remand to the Department for proceedings consistent with this opinion.

Lawrence and Esther Hinschberger were married in 1973. The marriage was the second for both, and they each had adult children from their previous marriages. Lawrence has been a resident of the Griggs County…