GEORGIA STATUTES AND CODES
§ 49-4-59 - Recovery of assistance payments from recipient's estate; federal share of amounts recovered
O.C.G.A. 49-4-59 (2010)
49-4-59. Recovery of assistance payments from recipient's estate; federal share of amounts recovered
(a) 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.
(b) 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.
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