Dep't of Pub. Welfare v. Gant
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY Judge ANNE E. COVEY.
Mikeisha Gant (Gant) appeals from the Lancaster County Common Pleas Court's (trial court) July 8, 2014 order declaring that Gant is a medically-compromised adult in need of protective services under the Adult Protective Services Act (Act or Act 70) 2 and granting the Department of Public Welfare's (DPW) 3 Petition for Special Relief (Petition). The issues for this Court's review are: (1) whether the trial court erred in finding that Gant is an adult in need of protective services under the Act; (2) whether the trial court erred by restricting Gant's eligibility…
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