BARNETT v. COM'R, DEPT. OF HUMAN SERVICES


608 A.2d 769 (1992)

Teresa BARNETT, et al. v. COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided May 15, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathleen C. Caldwell (orally), Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc., Bangor, for plaintiffs.

Marina Thibeau (orally), Thomas D. Warren, Asst. Attys. Gen., Augusta, for defendant.

Before WATHEN, C.J., and ROBERTS, GLASSMAN, CLIFFORD and COLLINS, JJ.


WATHEN, Chief Justice.

Three recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) benefits appeal from a Rule 80C order of the Superior Court (Kennebec County, Alexander, J.) granting summary judgment in favor of the Department of Human Services. The Superior Court upheld the DHS's termination both of plaintiffs' benefits under Maine's ASPIRE (Additional Support for Persons in Retraining and Education) program and of plaintiffs' funding for child-care...

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