Shaw v. Mcmahon

Opinion

ANDERSON, P. J.

The appeal herein constitutes a sequel to this court’s previous decision (Shaw v. McMahon (1987) 197 Cal.App.3d 417 [243 Cal.Rptr. 26]) and raises an additional issue concerning entitlement to state-only AFDC (aid to families with dependent children) benefits.

I. Factual Background

A. The AFDC Program

The AFDC program was established in 1935 for the purpose of providing benefits to families whose children were needy because of the death, absence or incapacity of a parent. (42 U.S.C. §§ 601, 606(a); Batterton v. Francis (1977) 432 U.S. 416, 418-420 [53 L.Ed.2d 448, 452-453,…