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PURSER v. RAHM

No. 51068-7.

104 Wn.2d 159 (1985)

702 P.2d 1196

IRENE PURSER, ET AL, Respondents, v. KAREN RAHM, as Secretary of the Department of Social and Health Services, Appellant.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

July 18, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth O. Eikenberry, Attorney General, and Ben A. Porter, Assistant, for appellant.

Peter Greenfield and Barbara A. Isenhour of Evergreen Legal Services, for respondents.

Mary E. Brumder, Carol S. Gown, and David J. Burman on behalf of Northwest Women's Law Center and American Civil Liberties Union, amici curiae for respondents.

DORE, J.

Karen Rahm, in her capacity as Secretary of the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), appeals from a judgment entered by the Thurston County Superior Court. That judgment requires DSHS to apply community property laws in computing eligibility for, and the amount of, Medicaid benefits. Rahm has also renewed a motion to stay enforcement of the judgment, pending federal review. The primary issues on appeal...

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