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2006 Georgia Code - 49-4-59
49-4-59. (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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