VAESSEN v. WOODS

Docket Nos. L.A. 31617, 31602.

35 Cal.3d 749 (1984)

677 P.2d 1183

200 Cal. Rptr. 893

JANET VAESSEN et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. MARION J. WOODS, as Director, etc., et al., Defendants and Appellants. JANET VAESSEN et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; MARION J. WOODS, as Director, etc., et al., Real Parties in Interest.

Supreme Court of California.

April 5, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

George Deukmejian and John K. Van de Kamp, Attorneys General, Thomas E. Warriner, Assistant Attorney General, Anne S. Pressman, James E. Ryan and G.R. Overton, Deputy Attorneys General, for Defendants and Appellants and Real Parties in Interest.

Alan Rader, Marilyn Kaplan Katz, Stanley E. Doty and Eileen Matteucci for Plaintiffs and Respondents and Petitioners.

No appearance for Respondent Court.


OPINION

REYNOSO, J.

(1a) At issue is whether defendant California Department of Social Services' policy of treating income tax refunds as income for purposes of reducing the amount of assistance paid to recipients of aid to families with dependent children (AFDC) comports with applicable state and federal laws governing administration of the AFDC program. As we explain, we find the policy is inconsistent with the provisions...

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