Debose v. Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services

Charles Debose appeals a final order affirming the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services’ [Department] denial of Aid to Families with Dependent Children [AFDC] benefits for March, April, and May 1991.1 We reverse.

Mr. Debose filed an application to change the designated payee of his family’s AFDC *196benefits to himself.2 The Department had originally designated the children’s mother as the payee. Mr. Debose’s request for a change in payee was premised on his custody of the children and the mother’s drug use.3 The Department’s AFDC Unit approved the change application and issued a…