Bezio v. Neville

The sole question presented for decision in this case is whether Laws 1969, ch. 478 was constitutionally enacted. The effect of the statute as applied to this case is to terminate eligibility for Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) upon the remarriage of the mother. In September 1972, the plaintiff informed the State welfare office that she had remarried, whereupon her AFDC payments were promptly terminated on the basis of a departmental regulation adopted pursuant to Laws 1969, ch. 478, amending RSA 167:2 and RSA 546-A:l. Plaintiff initiated this proceeding in superior court…