Georgia § 49-4-59 - Recovery of assistance payments from recipient's estate; federal share of amounts recovered.
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§ 49-4-59. Recovery of assistance payments from recipient's estate; federal share of amounts recovered.
The total amount of assistance paid under this article shall be allowed as a claim against the estate of a deceased recipient after funeral expenses, not to exceed $75.00, and the expense of administering the estate have been paid; provided, however, that no claim shall be enforced against any real estate of a recipient while it is occupied by his or her surviving spouse or dependent. The federal government shall be entitled to a share of any amounts collected under subsection (a) of this Code section from recipients or from their estates, if required as a condition to federal financial participation in assistance under this article, equal to not more than one-half of the amount collected; and this amount shall be specified by the department. The amount due the United States shall be paid promptly to it by the department. (Ga. L. 1937, p. 568, § 18.)
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Section 49-4-59 ("Recovery of assistance payments from recipient's estate; federal share of amounts recovered.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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