Rubin v. Perales

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this court by order of the Supreme Court at Special Term, entered in Sullivan County) to review a determination of respondent State Commissioner of Social Services which denied petitioner’s application for Aid to Dependent Children benefits.

In October 1983, petitioner applied for Aid to Dependent Children assistance (ADC) for herself and her three children, then ages 1, 4 and 10. A short time prior to her application, petitioner and her husband had separated. At the time of her application, petitioner was requested to submit proof of her…