MARTINEZ v. COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WELFARE


397 Mass. 386 (1986)

491 N.E.2d 1049

GLORIA MARTINEZ & others vs. COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WELFARE.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Hampden.

April 22, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kim E. Murdock, Assistant Attorney General, for the defendant.

J. Paterson Rae for the plaintiffs.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., WILKINS, NOLAN, LYNCH, & O'CONNOR, JJ.


NOLAN, J.

The plaintiff, Gloria Martinez, challenges the failure of the Department of Public Welfare (department) to supplement her grant issued under the program called Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). The plaintiff is the mother of two minor children. In 1983, she was receiving a grant from the department. See G.L.c. 118, § 2 (1984 ed.).

To qualify for AFDC, an applicant must meet the categorical and financial eligibility requirements...

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