Note:
Mary A. Goldsmith, AFDC Eligibility and the Federal Stepparent Regulation, 57 Texas L. Rev. 79 (1978).
 

Abstract:
Public financial assistance to individuals victimized by poverty has become a salient feature of American society. The Social Security Act came about due to the widespread economic hardships precipitated by the Depression. One of the four categorical programs established by the act was the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) that became the largest and most expansive of the programs. Conflicting state and federal interests in the context of cooperative federalism has marred the determination of eligibility requirements for the program. This note focuses on the recurring problem of the effect that a stepparent’s presence in the home has upon AFDC eligibility.