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The estate wants the funds for the child's needs."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 17, lines 5-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1420.pdf","page_label":"file page 17, lines 5-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 17-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1420.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 17-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1420.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 49, lines 35-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1420.pdf","page_label":"file page 49, lines 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It affects state budgets and child welfare funding."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 17, lines 5-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1420.pdf","page_label":"file page 17, lines 5-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 17-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1420.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 17-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1420.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 49, lines 35-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1420.pdf","page_label":"file page 49, lines 35-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 51, lines 35-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1420.pdf","page_label":"file page 51, lines 35-5"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 5-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1420.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 54, lines 31-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1420.pdf","page_label":"file page 54, lines 31-33"}]}],"slug":"2002-01-1420-washington-state-dept-of-social-and-health-servs-v-guardianship-estate-of-keffel","term":"2002","title":"Can States Claim Unused Social Security Benefits for Disabled Children?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 17, lines 5-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1420.pdf","page_label":"file page 17, lines 5-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 17-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1420.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 17-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1420.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 49, lines 35-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1420.pdf","page_label":"file page 49, lines 35-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 51, lines 35-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-1420.pdf","page_label":"file page 51, lines 35-5"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}