Legal Opinion
Christensen v. Lightbourne
California Supreme Court
Decided July 8, 2019No. S245395PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOpinion of the Court by Liu, J.
**87 *766 We granted review to decide whether a household member's income that is used to pay child support for a child living in another household counts as income "reasonably anticipated" to be "received" by the paying household within the meaning of Welfare and Institutions Code section 11265.2 for purposes of determining eligibility for state welfare benefits. The California Department of Social Services determined that it does, and we conclude that its determination was reasonable and therefore valid. We must also decide whether the policy of the California Department of Social Services…
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