We consider whether, in an administrative hearing in which the government seeks recoupment from a welfare recipient for overpayments, the recipient may assert equitable estoppel as a defense. We conclude a recipient may do so in appropriate circumstances.
I. Facts and Governing Statutory Law
The State Department of Social Services (DSS) supervises administration by county welfare departments...
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