P.F. v. North Dakota Department of Human Services

VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.

The North Dakota Department of Human Services (the Department) appealed from a district court judgment reversing the Department’s denial of benefits to P.F. (Patricia) 1 under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program. We conclude that the Department’s finding that Patricia failed to cooperate with the Department is not supported by a preponderance of the evidence, and we affirm the district court’s judgment.

In 1987 Patricia applied for AFDC benefits for herself and her daughter, Anna, who was born in April 1987. The Department asked Patricia to…