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IN RE PLATTER

No. 97-2761.

140 F.3d 676 (1998)

In re Debra Kay PLATTER, Debtor. DEKALB COUNTY DIVISION OF FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Debra Kay PLATTER, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 26, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jon B. Laramore, Andrew L. Hedges (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Kirk D. Carpenter, Mefford & Carpenter, John Wood, Indiana Family & Social Services Administration, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Steven J. Glaser (argued), Blaser & Ebbs, Fort Wayne, IN, for Debtor, Defendant-Appellee.

Before KANNE, ROVNER and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

In this appeal, the DeKalb County Division of Family and Children Services ("DFCS") claims that the debt which the debtor, Debra Kay Platter, owes it for support of her delinquent minor son is nondischargeable in bankruptcy under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(5). The district court affirmed the decision of the bankruptcy court which held this debt dischargeable. Because we agree that the debt does not fall within the requirements of § 523(a)(5...

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