Missouri Court of Appeals July 20, 1987, No. 14852 (Sutton v. Missouri Department of Social Services)

FLANIGAN, Judge.

In May 1984 respondent Patricia S. Sutton began receiving Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), § 208.040,1 et. seq., on behalf of a four-person “assistance group” or “filing unit,” consisting of respondent herself and her three daughters, Charissa, 9, Kimberly, 6, and Angela, 1, all living in the same home. Angela is a half-sister of Charissa and Kimberly.