4605 - Recovery of money.

     § 4605.  Recovery of money.        (a)  Recovery.--Whenever any person shall become a public     charge or receive public assistance, the public body or public     agency caring for or furnishing the assistance to the person may     sue for and recover any sum of money which is due the person.        (b)  Manner of suit.--A suit under subsection (a) shall be     brought in the name of the person for the use of the public body     or public agency. Proof that the person to whom the money is due     became a public charge or was publicly assisted shall be     conclusive proof of the right to recover whatever may be legally     due the person. If the amount due has been reduced to judgment,     the public body or public agency may be substituted as plaintiff     in the judgment. If the amount due is founded on an order or     decree of a court, the public body or public agency shall have     the right to recover the amount.        (c)  Self-support.--If a person becomes self-supporting or     supported by a relative or friend, any money recovered and not     expended in the care or assistance of the person shall belong to     the person. In the case of the person's death, money not     expended for the person's care, assistance and burial shall     belong to the person's estate.