Tyeane Halbert v. James T. Dimas

Bauer, Circuit Judge.

Devan Dennis and Tyeane Halbert (collectively, Debtors) each owed debts to the Illinois Department of Human Services (DHS). Dennis owed for overpayments made to her under the Illinois Child Care Assistance Program; Halbert owed for overpayments made to her under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The Debtors each filed for bankruptcy. DHS now appeals from orders entered by *1017 the bankruptcy court in each case holding that the overpayment debts were not domestic support obligations. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the orders of the bankruptcy court.

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