WILLIAMS v. DEPT. OF HRS

No. BR-159.

522 So.2d 951 (1988)

Charlotte WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

March 18, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joyce Henderson-Williams, Northwest Florida Legal Services, Inc., Pensacola, for appellant.

Margaret E. Smithson, Dept. of Health and Rehabilitative Services, Pensacola, for appellee.


JOANOS, Judge.

Charlotte Williams (appellant) appeals an order of the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services (HRS) terminating benefits under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program. The questions presented for our review are: (1) whether receipt of a personal injury award by an AFDC recipient is considered a resource, and therefore exempt from the "lump-sum" rule; and (2) whether appellant has an equitable interest in an exempt asset...

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