Chaddick v. Adult & Family Services Division

Petitioner appeals from an order of the Adult and Family Services Division (AFSD) denying her benefits. There is no dispute concerning the relevant facts. The only issue is whether petitioner was entitled to receive benefits for herself and one child for the month of April, 1980. We find that she was and therefore reverse.

Petitioner has two children, Heather and Morgan, by different fathers. Morgan’s father died in 1978. Petitioner applied for social security survivor’s benefits on Morgan’s behalf, and benefits were awarded in March, 1980. Petitioner received $3,122.40, representing a lump…