Legal Opinion
G.W.K. v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 1, 1989No. Appeal No. 1903 C.D. 1988PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Palladino,
G.W.K. (Petitioner) appeals from an order of the Office of Hearings and Appeals of the Department of Public Welfare (DPW) adopting the recommendation of a hearing officer to deny expungement of an indicated report of child abuse. We vacate and remand.
On January 2, 1985, a report of suspected child abuse was received by Children and Youth Services of Allegheny County (CYS) in which Petitioner was named as the perpetrator of sexual abuse against his daughter, K.K. K.K. was approximately three and one-half (3 1/2) years old at the time of the alleged incident of abuse.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Burks v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Dauphin County Social Services for Children & Youth v. Commonwealth, Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Lehigh County Office of Children & Youth Services v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Gomez v. Commonwealth, Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Children & Youth Services Division v. Commonwealth, Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
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3Cited by5 opinions
- A.Y. v. Commonwealth Department of Public Welfare, Allegheny County Children & Youth ServicesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- Commonwealth v. CollazoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- A.Y. v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- A.Y. v. Commonwealth Department of Public Welfare, Allegheny County Children & Youth ServicesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- J.M. v. DHSCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2018