United States Supreme Court
WASHINGTON STATE DEP'T OF SOCIAL & HEALTH SERVS. v. GUARDIANSHIP ESTATE OF KEFFELER, 01-1420
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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).
Appellate Information
- Decided 02/25/2003
- Published 02/25/2003
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