Legal Opinion
H.D. v. Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 15, 2000PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MIRARCHI, Jr., Senior Judge.
H.D. appeals from an order of the Department of Public Welfare, Bureau of Hearings and Appeals (Bureau) dismissing his appeal as untimely. The issue on appeal is whether H.D. established his entitlement to file an appeal nunc pro tunc to challenge the indicated report of child abuse after expiration of the 45-day time period set forth in Section 6341(a)(2) of the Child Protective Services Law (Law), as amended, 23 Pa.C.S. § 6341(a)(2). 1 We reverse.
The record reveals the following relevant facts. On June 5, 1996, the Northampton County Children and Youth Services…
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