Legal Opinion
Kelly on Behalf of Lofstock v. Perales
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 29, 1983No. 82 Civ. 8513(MEL)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LASKER, District Judge.
I. Introduction
Carmelina Buchanan, on behalf of her two minor children and all others similarly situated, challenges the legality of New York State’s method of determining the amount of income deemed available for meeting the needs of a family receiving federal Aid to Families with Dependent Children (“AFDC”) benefits, for families in which the household includes an employed stepparent. The challenged method of computation was adopted by New York in response to amendments to the AFDC program enacted by Congress in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (“OBRA”),…
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