Baptist v. Adult & Family Services Division

Petitioner requests judicial review of two orders of the Adult and Family Services hearings unit. The first order terminated her monthly Aid to Dependent Children grant, and the second assessed petitioner $10,676 for past benefits received. The primary thrust of petitioner’s appeal is that Adult and Family Services has erroneously interpreted its own administrative rule and further that its interpretation is inconsistent with applicable federal regulations.

Petitioner started receiving ADC for three of her four children in February, 1979, based on the continued absence of the father of three…