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TENNESSEE DHS EX REL. YOUNG v. YOUNG

802 S.W.2d 594 (1990)

TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, ex rel. Lisa Ann Hayes YOUNG, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Johnny Charles YOUNG, Respondent-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

December 31, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey A. Armstrong, Legal Services of Upper East Tennessee, Inc., Morristown, for respondent-appellant.

Charles W. Burson, Attorney General and Reporter, and Stuart F. Patton, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for petitioner-appellee.

DAUGHTREY, Justice.

OPINION

In this appeal, we are asked to determine whether federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits are subject to legal process in the state courts of Tennessee for the payment of court-ordered child support. Because we disagree with the conclusion reached by both the trial judge and the Court of Appeals that applicable federal statutes permit garnishment of such funds, we reverse the judgment entered below.

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