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April 23
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1968
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June 17
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1968
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King, Commissioner, Department of Pensions and Security, et al
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88 S Ct 2128 20 L Ed 2d 1118
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392
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309
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Aid To Families With Dependent Children cannot be denied to families of qualifying children based on a substitute father
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1967-1969
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Warren
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Black, Harlan II, Brennan, Stewart, White, Fortas, Marshall
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Douglas
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392 U.S. 309 (1968), found that
Aid To Families With Dependent Children (AFDC) could not be denied to Mrs. Sylvester Smith, who was having a
Sexual Affair with a Mr. Williams.
Smith - inhabiting in
Alabama - had four children, without a biological father providing support. Thus, she qualified for AFDC. However, Williams, who visited on weekends, was counted as a 'substitute father', thus disqualifying the aid. The ruling verified that the term 'father' did not include substitute fathers, and was reaffirmed by the
Supreme Court .
