Legal Opinion
Snyder v. Commonwealth, Department of Public Welfare
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 14, 1985No. Appeal, No. 2790 C.D. 1983PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Senior Judge Barbieri,
Merry Snyder, Petitioner, seeks review of an order of the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare *262(DPW) which affirmed the discontinuance of her General Assistance (GA) cash grant due to her eligibility to receive benefits under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program and her refusal to cooperate with DPW to initiate a support action against her child’s father.
The pertinent facts of this case are not in dispute. Petitioner is the mother of a minor son. She never married the child’s father and the father does not reside with the family, nor…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Price v. CohenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- Kratzer v. Commonwealth, Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Montgomery County Child Welfare Services v. HullCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Simone v. StateNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1983
- Royer v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by3 opinions
- De Jesús Cotto v. Departamento de Servicios SocialesSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1989
- Stanley v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Echevarria v. McIntireMassachusetts Superior Court · 1997