Legal Opinion
Smith v. Commissioner of Transitional Assistance
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 26, 2000PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, C.J.
The plaintiffs, Elizabeth Smith and Michelle Muise, challenge a Department of Transitional Assistance (department) regulation, 106 Code Mass. Regs. § 203.210(A) (1999), governing recipients’ eligibility for extensions of benefits under the Transitional Aid for Families with Dependent Children program (TAFDC), and sought declaratory and injunctive relief.2 A central question raised by the complaint is whether the financial eligibility test of the challenged regulation is consistent with relevant provisions of St. 1995, c. 5, § 110, also known as the Welfare Reform Act or Chapter 5 (Act). A…
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3Cited by30 opinions
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