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CHAVEZ v. SHEA

No. 26395.

525 P.2d 1148 (1974)

Emilia CHAVEZ, individually and as next friend of David Chavez, a minor, Plaintiff-Appellants, v. Con F. SHEA, Executive Director of the Colorado State Department of Social Services, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied September 16, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Kuenhold, Jerry L. Bean, Alamosa, Jon S. Nicholls, Denver, for plaintiff-appellants.

John P. Moore, Atty. Gen., John E. Bush, Deputy Atty. Gen., Douglas D. Doane, Thomas Frank, Special Asst. Attys. Gen., Denver, for defendants-appellees.

HODGES, Justice.

Appellant's application for financial assistance under Colorado's Aid for Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) was denied by the Saguache County Department of Social Services. The appellant, Emilia Chavez, who is not related to the child and had never complied with the statutory procedures for adoption, sought assistance on the basis that she had equitably or culturally adopted the child. The assistance was denied on the ground that the aid was...

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