Fielder v. Adult & Family Services Division

Petitioner seeks review of an order of the Adult and Family Services Division (AFSD) which determined that she was not entitled to additional benefits with respect to her Aid to Dependent Children (ADC) grant. Petitioner contends that AFSD illegally combined her grant with her male housemate’s by forming one assistance unit, which had the effect of reducing benefits for petitioner and her children. She claims that the order is based on a rule which we declared invalid as applied in Sapp v. AFSD, 64 Or App 353, 668 P2d 441 (1983), a case with similar facts.

Petitioner shares a household with…