A person who is overpaid because of an event occurring to another person is without fault if:

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  he/she did not know and had no reason to know about the status of the other person; and

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  he/she was not living with the other person.

If the overpaid person does not meet both of the above criteria, consider without fault under another category.

Al Davis' disability benefits were stopped because he returned to work. He did not report his work and benefits were not stopped timely. Consequently, he and his wife and children were overpaid. His estranged wife lived in another state and had not communicated with him in years. She was without fault for her overpayment.