Legal Opinion
Padilla v. Health & Social Services Department
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided July 28, 1972No. 864PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOOD, Chief Judge.
Mrs. Padilla claims the Health and Social Services Department deprived her of equal protection of the law when it determined that the financial assistance provided her for her dwelling should be reduced.
The assistance category is AFDC (Aid to Families with Dependent Children). Department regulations set standards for the amount of financial assistance to be granted toward the various requirements of a recipient. Regulation 221.822(B) limits the amount of financial assistance for shelter. For a modern dwelling of one to three rooms occupied by two to three persons the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- King v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Jefferson v. HackneySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Musgrove v. Department of Health & Social ServicesNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1972
- State Ex Rel. Ellis v. HeimNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1971
3Cited by2 opinions
- State v. LuceroNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1975
- Huerta v. Health & Social Services DepartmentNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1974