Fulton County Dept. of Human Services v. Dodd (In re Dodd)

DECISION AND ORDER

RICHARD L. SPEER, Bankruptcy Judge.

On the basis of fraud and misrepresentation, the Plaintiff seeks to have an obligation owed to it by the Debtors held nondischargeable. The statutory authority upon which the Plaintiff relies to have the Defendant’s obligation held nondis-chargeable is § 523(a)(2) which generally provides that a discharge is not available for any debt to the extent that the debt was obtained by a false pretense, a false representation or actual fraud. The events which gave rise to the obligation underlying the Plaintiffs complaint were explained to the…