CHILDS v. BANE


194 A.D.2d 221 (1993)

Leslie Childs et al., Appellants, et al., Plaintiff, v. Mary Jo Bane, as Commissioner of The New York State Department of Social Services, Respondent, et al., Defendants

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

December 16, 1993


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jere B. Fletcher of counsel, Albany (B. Robert Piller and Gerald Norlander with him on the brief), for Leslie Childs and another, appellants.

John W. Keib, Syracuse (William C. Grossman of counsel), for Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, appellant.

Robert Abrams, Attorney-General, Albany (John McConnell and Peter H. Schiff of counsel), for respondent.

WEISS, P. J., YESAWICH JR., CREW III and CASEY, JJ., concur.


WHITE, J.

A resident of this State who is faced with a shut-off of utility services may, if eligible, have his utility bills paid for a limited time by the county social services department in order to prevent a shut-off or to restore service (Social Services Law § 131-s). In 1992, the Legislature amended Social Services Law § 131-s to require persons whose household income exceeds the public assistance...

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