The instant appeal presents a collision of two irreconcilable rules of law. On the one hand, there is a generally recognized right to renounce any and all testamentary or intestate distributions, even when to do so would frustrate one's creditors. On the other hand, public aid is limited and should be spent only on the truly needy. Here, we hold that the policy considerations underlying the latter...
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