Legal Opinion
Harper v. New Mexico Department of Human Services
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided September 29, 1980No. 12972PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PAYNE, Justice.
This case was certified from the Court of Appeals because of a conflict in the precedents in that court. The appellant, Mrs. Harper, made application for aid to families with dependent children (AFDC) with the New Mexico Department of Human Services on behalf of her children by a previous marriage. Her application was denied by the Department because of the community income earned by her present husband, the non-adoptive stepfather of the children for whom AFDC is sought. We reverse.
Living in the home are four children of Mrs. Harper’s previous marriage (the applicants…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Hisquierdo v. HisquierdoSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Townsend v. SwankSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Nolan v. de BacaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1979
- Barela v. New Mexico Department of Human Services, Income Support DivisionNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1979
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