“Although It 1s recognized by the Depart- ment that Old Age Assistance la not a wrt of the comminity estate, the &‘epRx’tnent hss made aesiatance vsrraute payable the Cwaunitg Z&W- tb%a to require the a.ppointment of vivor rather ^[8] g~a~u~Pn to ~~dl6 thy Old ABu Asef~te~?e ~~~ rant vhma tim-0 va3 PlPcRdy 8 coz.tGlunity StlFviv- or galiflted to bmdlo tha estate. Thla action wau hoad o:% Artfclo 56&5 of tfic Revised Civil seat ucoa .

u~ks&m CdViSO us whothec or not the Stat- utes eouet3~~lace tlx eppatintmat of 63 gLlmvJia.an to hR*rndle, t:aO FLC3y;l%‘~te aW.XtCe of the tico?&pot&nt whan cti:pe 123 8 qmlii’ied l%x?mmltg auFv1v0r. If your answer to th3 PfkSC gufsst%on iu in the n0@- t%vuo, is the Cf~~~itity Ywvivoi- Qui%ifiod undo~ llk?maa 3t8tutoo to Ltct cm l>ehalf of the fnaampot- ant upowe in mtters ~er’taiting to 038 @ As- aisternae. . . .”

In our opiaion it Vi.11 be neacssrrrg to appoirtt Q g~8rdFsn receive tb Old Ago Asaintaaas w&&rranta. While Gisapter 27, Title 54, of the Revised Cfvtl Statutes, 8tgled, AGmministration of Cwii~ty provides for the ap- Pro~Rspcy, poisatment of tha srucvivfn3 spiwse to.ediiiinister the cm- munity estate on the death or inwaltg of the husbmd or Wife, it doos Ilot &ve the 8UPPlVOX’ the ~Watl’ol of tha 8tQ3- 8Mtd e8ttSte. I'i@&t8, &XWePS, It 18 U811 8i3ttld etrat iUX?

ll~biU$ies of t&a c#illfied comity s~awlv~or are fIxt?d and detw~iasd by pertliMit @tatUtes. Bldelitg Union IIS.

Co. v. fiutahlns, 133 S. W. (26) 105.

A cursory esrir&sstlon of the many ca8ef1 vheroin the86 statutan bavc been csa8tX’Ued bld8 Eir@O sug;port to CWtt3fltiOLl. In the CEiae of &%'8t raati0na1 iSmk of 2ik?w thf8 BGston Y. E‘Em~l, et sl., 172 3. W. 7@7, the court af Civil heldr A-18

“The survivor of 8 mrri6ige who Qunllfles 4s euch is not the repressntativa of the deceas- but ia ed 8p3um’8 Wt8tC9, tile regre8eIlt~tiVcP of only that psrt thereof held by stch decemmd spouse in common with ths eurvivor. rmer, the c~mi~~iou of Appeals, ln an winion :

&dopted by ow Supi%~ CoWt, ClWk v- Pir8t i@4tiolL@l &Wk :.~ cas NW Boston, alo 3. w. 677, holdt

‘7nd0r an admPn&utratfon l-y olIrtu0 of this chapter (CSptsr 27) the sumivor has a3 con- trol OF power Go dia~poa~ of Cho sepwatc~ p~og- ortg Of the docwneed 5gouse.H

In the fRCte-pra8~ntsd by you, l.t apwa~s that arrrvivor 3.n cowmun%ty I.8 rece%vira Old Age Arr- (z ~u%lifLed Slotam v%mRnts which you m3?ogsatra to be the fitcparate property of th6 recipeont. Stnca, 8s poointc5 out above, thS 8WViQOX' $0 UGt QW%lifiCd t-0 2?63CGiVO thOS@ WlSX'RQtS, 8 qSr5iua shoul5 be~ap~oI.msd In accoMa,nce v&th th;hrovi- slots of A.rtic10 43x‘ oti SCF,., of 0'33 Ytatutes.

gwrd5an, duPg appoluteb, wouZd then bs coqmxmt to PB- ce+m the OM Age kssletance imwmts a8 welk as msnsg@ and control the cow.mlty promrtg. Dmmson v. Dickmxmn, 167 3. W. (25) 238.

Your l&t&@ StRtOS that your de+rtnlsnt h*8 made Old Age Asslstarme varrenta @igable to the camunity 8w- vivor and that th9a action ws Used 0;1, Article XL33 of the &N;i8’%.3 Gfvfl fh%tUtX8. This QPtfc14t reads 88 folloirs:

‘Persons now aotlrxg as gwrdlanr, of tb.e es- tste of persong of uu.aomd mind -11 turn ovw the sststoa of their waPds, WhWs t&a uards s+%ll be cmrrled pm=sons, u@xa the qrrrlifdcation of the 8tf &W?Vid0d fn Stall0 805u96, th&3 ~hRp2~.”

91hls 82%2c16 i8 found ie Chapter 27 of the Ratvirsad Civil Statuttm, styled, Adnltistratfon of CmunS.ty hop- arty, aa5 must be eaantrued to man that the gumdlaa musrt turn over only the coanruMty eotats upon'the ~guallficatlon It h8s bsen acoo~~Unglg held by tbo or the! tmie sgouas.

Court of Civil Appeals in Read w. Read@ 122 S. oi. (2d) 1110.

%%urusting t&t Soregoing fully tm8ver8 yaw ve im3 *nguiry, e---e..

Vmg truly yours If. Bob Domhue Iil’BDidb