IN RE SPINKS

Bankruptcy No. 98-30997, Adversary No. 98-3201.

233 B.R. 820 (1999)

In re John SPINKS, Helen Spinks, Debtors. Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, Plaintiff, v. John Spinks, Helen Spinks, Defendants.

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Illinois.

May 10, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Archie Lawrence, Assistant Attorney General, Springfield, IL, for plaintiff.

Steven N. Mottaz, Alton, IL, for defendant.


OPINION

KENNETH J. MEYERS, Bankruptcy Judge.

This matter is before the Court on the complaint of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services ("Department") to determine the dischargeability of a debt owed to the Department for the costs of caring for the debtors' children while they were in the Department's custody. The Department contends that the debtors' obligation is nondischargeable pursuant to § 523(a)(18), which excepts from...

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