A. B. v. Department of Public Welfare

OPINION BY

President Judge COLINS.

A.B. (Appellant) petitions for review of an adjudication of the Department of Public Welfare (DPW) denying her request to expunge a report of indicated child abuse filed by a caseworker for Fayette County Children and Youth Services (CYS) pursuant to the Child Protective Services Law (Law). 1

A.B. is the natural mother of J.B., a male child born prematurely on September 10, 2001, and weighing 4 pounds, 8 and \ ounces at birth. After his birth, J.B. remained hospitalized for several weeks before being discharged into A.B.’s care. Although A.B. initially…