Legal Opinion
Jacquins v. Department of Social & Health Services
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided March 11, 1993No. 11555-1-IIIPublished
1Opinion of the CourtShields, C.J.
The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) appeals a superior court decision ordering it to pay Dorothy Jaquins financial and medical assistance retroactive to March 30, 1989, and attorney fees. The main issue on appeal is whether RCW 74.12-.330 requires DSHS to provide financial assistance to certain individuals not eligible for federal matching funds. We affirm.
Eddie and Adela Clark's natural mother is in Oregon on a 5-year state-sponsored drug rehabilitation program. Their natural father's whereabouts has been unknown for at least *243 years. No other relatives are…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Franklin County Sheriff's Office v. SellersWashington Supreme Court · 1982
- Multicare Medical Center v. Department of Social & Health ServicesWashington Supreme Court · 1990
- Thompson v. BerrySupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- State v. SommervilleWashington Supreme Court · 1988
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