Legal Opinion
Lavigne v. Department of Social Welfare
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided November 5, 1980No. 306-79PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHill, J.
This is an appeal from a decision of the Vermont Human Services Board (Board) denying retroactive payments in Aid to Needy Families With Children (ANFC) benefits. We reverse.
The ANFC program is designed to assist families with needy dependent children “to attain or retain capability for the maximum self-support and personal independence consistent with the maintenance of continuing parental care and protection . . . .” 42 U.S.C. § 601. The program “is based on a scheme of cooperative federalism,” King v. Smith, 392 U.S. 309, 316 (1968), financed chiefly by the federal government. States…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- King v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Shea v. VialpandoSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Alexander v. WeaverDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1972
- In Re Appeal of FowlerSupreme Court of Vermont · 1972
- Borkman v. Commissioner of Social WelfareSupreme Court of Vermont · 1970
3Cited by6 opinions
- Pond v. DEPT. OF HRS AFDC UNIT 18District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987
- Stevens v. Department of Social WelfareSupreme Court of Vermont · 1992
- Munro-Dorsey v. Department of Social WelfareSupreme Court of Vermont · 1984
- Brunner v. Ward County Social Services BoardNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1994
- Siemion v. Department of Public AidAppellate Court of Illinois · 1988
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