Vazquez v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

OPINION OF THE COURT

ALDISERT, Chief Judge.

This appeal requires us to determine whether reimbursement authorizations signed by appellants created a debt that was discharged by appellants’ Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings. Appellants signed the authorizations pursuant to an agreement between themselves and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania requiring reimbursement to the Commonwealth for general assistance (welfare) benefits appellants received pending approval and payment of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. For reasons stated below, we hold that the authorization does not constitute…