Lovelace v. Gross

OPINION OF THE COURT

Arthur W. Lonschein, J.

This is a complaint which asks the court to declare Social Services Law § 131-c invalid to the extent that it applies the "grandparent deeming” rule to grants of relief under the Home Relief program.

This rule applies to minors with children of their own. It provides that if the minor parents reside in the home of their parents (their children’s grandparents), the income of the *606grandparents is deemed to be available to the grandchildren, and must be taken into account in calculating the grandchildren’s eligibility for Home Relief assistance and the…