Legal Opinion
Kelley v. Commissioner, Maine Department of Human Services
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided May 31, 1991PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLINS, Justice.
The Maine Department of Human Services (“DHS”) appeals from a decision of the Superior Court (Kennebec County, Alexander, J.) on a petition for review of agency action pursuant to 5 M.R.S.A. §§ 11001 et seq. and M.R.Civ.P. 80C. The court reversed the decision of a DHS administrative hearing officer that denied Barbara Kelley certain supplemental payments that she claimed were due her under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program (“AFDC”). 1 We conclude that Ms. Kelley was entitled to receive “gap” AFDC payments out of child support arrearage payments made by the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Rosie Quarles v. Fred St. Clair, Individually and as Commissioner of the Mississippi State Department of Public WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Gulick v. Board of Environmental ProtectionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1982
- Wood v. WoodSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
- Littlefield v. State, Department of Human ServicesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984
- Tapman v. TapmanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1988
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Green v. Commissioner of the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation & Substance Abuse ServicesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2001
- Suzman v. Commissioner, Department of Health & Human ServicesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2005
- MacDougall v. Department of Human ServicesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2001
- Bureau of Employee Relations v. Maine Labor Relations BoardSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1992
- Baer v. Commissioner, Maine Department of Human ServicesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1999
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