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WASHINGTON STATE DEP'T OF SOCIAL & HEALTH SERVS. v. GUARDIANSHIP ESTATE OF KEFFELER, 01-1420

A state's use of Social Security benefits to reimburse itself for some of its initial expenditures does not violate a Social Security Act provision protecting benefits from "execution, levy, attachment, garnishment, or other legal process", 42 U.S.C. section 407(a).

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  • Decided 02/25/2003
  • Published 02/25/2003

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  • United States Supreme Court

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