Question juridique clé
Whether the investment losses constituted waived assets to be counted as income under supplementary-benefits law.
Solution extraite
The losses did not amount to a waiver of assets; risky investments alone are insufficient absent an at inception highly probable and foreseeable loss.
Motifs extraits
A waiver requires disposal without legal duty and without adequate consideration. Normal asset investments are not waivers. Here, although the investments were risky and ultimately lost, the court found no basis to conclude that a substantial loss was highly probable from the outset or that the claimant behaved in a way equivalent to a Vabanque game.