Antoinette Pascucci, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Margaret Vagott

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey held that the Division of Public Welfare's regulation granting lower assistance to "employable" welfare recipients was invalid because it conflicted with the statutory purpose, and it affirmed that challenges to such regulations must be heard by the Appellate Division, not the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court. The Court reversed the lower court's dismissal and set the regulation aside, providing an effective date for the decision.