In the Matter of Hulbert Eugene Stovall, A/K/A Gene Stovall, Bankrupt-Appellant

CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

Appellant challenges the decision of the Bankruptcy Court that his child support obligation, which had been assigned to the Illinois Department of Public Aid, was not dischargeable in bankruptcy. For the reasons stated below, we affirm.

The relevant facts in this case were stipulated by the parties. In 1974, appellant, Eugene Stovall, and his wife separated pri- or to the birth of their fourth child. At that time, Mrs. Stovall applied for and received Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) through the Illinois Department of Public Aid; she has received such aid…