Deel v. Jackson

WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:

This appeal involves a challenge to Virginia’s transfer of assets rule, a part of its program of Aid to Families with Dependent Children. The rule denies eligibility to persons who within two years of their application have transferred real or personal property for less than adequate compensation for the purpose of becoming eligible for AFDC benefits. We agree with the federal and state agencies responsible for administration of the program that the transfer of assets rule is a permissible state anti-fraud measure, and we affirm the district court’s decision upholding…