Legal Opinion
H.R. v. Department of Public Welfare
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 21, 1996PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIEDMAN, Judge.
H.R. and R.R. (collectively, Petitioners) appeal from a “Pre-Hearing Opinion on Interlocutory Matter,” in which an attorney examiner (examiner) of the Department of Public Welfare (DPW), Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA), held that: (1) the Susquehanna County Services for Children and Youth (SCSCY) and OHA have subject matter jurisdiction over Petitioners’ expungement proceeding; and (2) OHA should not decline jurisdiction based on the doctrine of forum non conveniens.
H.R. is the biological mother of two children, M.W., bom November 11, 1987, and T.W., bom November 6,1985.…
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