Gaspard v. Adult & Family Services Division

Petitioner seeks review of an order of the Adult and Family Services Division (AFSD) that affirmed an order of the hearings officer that denied his application for Aid to Dependent Children (ADC). He was injured in an accident when an electric saw severed the thumb and first three fingers of his left hand. He applied for ADC on the basis of “incapacity.”

The hearings officer found:

“1. [Petitioner] requested assistance for himself and his family in October 1986. He lives with his wife and their two children.

“4. While working at a saw, [petitioner] had an accident in which he basically cut…