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Sec. 47.25.220. State's claim for assistance. The total amount paid in assistance to a recipient constitutes a claim against the recipient and the recipient's estate. On the death of a person receiving assistance, the total amount paid as assistance shall be allowed by the court having jurisdiction over the estate. Sec. 47.25.230. Persons liable for support and burial. Every needy person shall be supported while living and upon dying, shall be given a decent burial by the spouse, children, parents, grandparents, grandchildren, or siblings of the needy person, if they, or any of them, have the ability to do so, in the order named. Every designated person who fails to support the needy person when directed by the department to do so, or fails to give the needy person a decent burial shall reimburse the state or a municipality for the funds expended by either the state or a municipality for the relief or burial of the needy person, and these sums with interest and costs may be recovered by the state or a municipality of the state in a civil action. Sec. 47.25.240. Action against person liable for care of recipient. If, during the continuance of an allowance, the department ascertains that a person liable for the support of the recipient of assistance is able to provide the necessary care and support of the recipient, and the person liable for the care and support of the recipient fails or refuses to support and care for the recipient, the state has a claim for the assistance against the person liable for it. This claim may be enforced by civil action brought in the name of the state by the attorney general against the person liable for the recovery of the amount of money, with interest, paid to the recipient, together with the costs and disbursements of the action. Sec. 47.25.250. Temporary relief. When a needy person is not entitled to assistance under AS 47.25.120 — 47.25.300 and has no relatives in the state liable for support under AS 47.25.230 and 47.25.240, the needy person may receive temporary assistance in the form and amount which the department considers necessary. Temporary assistance for needs other than transportation and medical care may not exceed $120 per person per month. Sec. 47.25.252. Discretionary assistance. When a needy person is not entitled to assistance under AS 47.25.120 — 47.25.300, the needy person may receive assistance in the form and amount that the department considers necessary. Sec. 47.25.255. Catastrophic illness. [Repealed, § 2 ch 107 SLA 1978. For current law, see AS 47.08.] Sec. 47.25.260. Recovery and disposition of allowances improperly granted. If the department finds that a general relief allowance has been improperly granted, it shall investigate, and if it appears from the investigation that the assistance was improperly granted, the department may cancel the allowance and notify the recipient of the cancellation. The state then has a claim against the person who received the improper allowance. The claim may be enforced by civil action in the name of the state by the attorney general to recover the amount paid to the person, with interest, together with the necessary costs of the action. Sec. 47.25.265. Cancellation of disbursements. (a) Disbursements issued to a general relief assistance recipient after the date of death of the