MATTER OF WELFARE OF K.S.

No. C5-86-2081.

427 N.W.2d 653 (1988)

In the Matter of the WELFARE OF K.S.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

August 12, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey Hassan, Minneapolis, for appellant.

Janeen Rosas, Hennepin Co. Atty., Minneapolis, for respondent.

Michael Fargione, Minneapolis, amicus curiae for Association for Retarded Citizens of Minnesota.

Deborah L. Huskins, Maureen W. Bellis, St. Paul, amicus curiae for Minnesota Dept. of Human Services.

Heard, considered and decided by the court en banc.


YETKA, Justice.

This case is before us on appeal from a decision of the court of appeals holding that a minor's personal injury settlement fund established pursuant to Minn.Stat. § 540.08 (1986) is an available resource for purposes of a minor's eligibility for medical assistance under Minn.Stat. ch. 256B (1986) and that the fund may be used to reimburse a county under Minn.Stat. § 252.27 (1986). We affirm.

I.

On June 4, 1972, K.S. sustained...

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