Musselman v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

Marguerita Musselman (Claimant) appeals from an order of the Department of Public Welfare (DPW) affirming the delay in transfer of Aid for Dependent Children (APDC) benefits by the Columbia County Board of Assistance (Board) from Claimant’s mother to Claimant by reason of the transfer of physical cus*539tody of the Claimant’s minor child from Claimant’s mother to the Claimant.

Factually, the record shows that the child in question had lived with her grandparents since birth in 1973, except for a period of one month when she resided with the Claimant. On March 4, 1977, the…