Varner v. Commonwealth, Department of Public Welfare

OPINION OF THE COURT

CASTILLE, Justice.

This Court granted allocatur to consider whether the Commonwealth Court erred by determining that the Department of Public Welfare (“DPW”) must temporarily suspend, rather than discontinue, appel-lee’s benefits under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (“AFDC”) pro*597gram.1 For the reasons which follow, we reverse the determination of the Commonwealth Court and reinstate the order of the DPW discontinuing appellee’s benefits.

The facts are not in dispute and may be summarized as follows. Appellee and Cory Whitbeck are the parents of a son, Ryan, who…