In the Interest of M.B.

BROSKY, Judge:

This appeal is from an order declaring appellant’s child to be a dependent child and permitting the child to remain in the custody of his parents subject to certain conditions and limitations. Appellant argues that the trial court erred in adjudicating his son a dependent child under the Juvenile Act when a petition under that Act was never filed. 1 We agree and, accordingly, reverse.

Facts and Procedural History

Appellant’s four and one-half year old son was examined by a Dr. Stillman as a result of a two-inch diameter bruise on the child’s right buttock. A caseworker for the…