Legal Opinion

C.F. v. Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 14, 2002PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Judge LEAVITT.

C.F. (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 the Philadelphia Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to the Child Protective Service Law (Law). 1 We reverse.

The facts are not in dispute. On the morning of November 29, 1993, Appellant placed her ten and a half month old son, J.M., on the top level of a bunk bed located in the bedroom of their house. She left J.M. on the bed and went downstairs to prepare a bottle of…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Haley v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. Watts v. IndianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  3. Turner v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  4. Frank M. Miller, Jr. v. Peter J. Fenton, Superintendent, Rahway State Prison, Irwin I. Kimmelman, Attorney General, State of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
  5. Texas Municipal Power Agency v. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. R.J.W. v. Department of Human ServicesCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
  2. In the Interest of R.P.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  3. C. K. v. Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  4. T.W. v. Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
  5. J.H. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002

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