TORRES v. DEPT. OF PUBLIC WELFARE

No. 1039 C.D. 1977.

38 Pa.Commw. 461 (1978)

Elba Torres, Petitioner v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Public Welfare, Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

November 14, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan Wood, with her Gregory Paulson, for petitioner.

Linda M. Gunn, Assistant Attorney General, for respondent.

Argued September 15, 1978, before Judges CRUMLISH, JR., WILKINSON, JR. and CRAIG, sitting as a panel of three.


OPINION BY JUDGE CRUMLISH, JR., November 14, 1978:

Elba Torres (Claimant) appeals from a decision of the Department of Public Welfare (Department) finding that she is the common-law spouse of Herman (a/k/a German) Santana (Santana) and instructing the County Board of Assistance to determine the amount of income available to her from Santana so that her welfare benefits could be either adjusted or terminated.

Claimant argues that she and Santana are not common...

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