S.N.S. v. North Dakota Department of Human Services

VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.

The North Dakota Department of Human Services (the Department) appealed from a district court judgment reversing the Department’s denial of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) benefits to S.N.S. (Sherry, a pseudonym). We con- . elude that the Bureau’s finding of noncooperation by Sherry is supported by a preponderance of the evidence, justifying the denial of benefits. Accordingly, we reverse the district court’s judgment.

In a prior appeal, S.N.S. v. North Dakota Dep’t of Human Services, 474 N.W.2d 717, 720-721 (N.D.1991) (S.N.S. I), relying upon Tomas v.…