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Ross v. Commonwealth, Department of Public Welfare

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 8, 1981No. Appeals, No. 767 C.D. 1980 and 772. C.D. 1980PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Rogers,

We have consolidated for argument and disposition the appeals of Rosa P. Ross and Karen L. Stauffer from final orders of the Director of the Office of Hearings and Appeals of the Department of Public Welfare (DPW), reversing the decisions of a hearing examiner awarding them Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). We reverse and reinstate the examiner’s orders awarding aid.

The petitioners are twenty-year-old unwed mothers residing in their mothers’ household. Both were found ineligible for AFDC by the Lancaster County Board of Assistance (CBA) on the ground that…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Detwiler v. DetwilerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
  2. Fink v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  3. Caddy v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  4. St. John's General Hospital v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  5. Stanton v. Commonwealth, Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Trosky v. MannSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  2. Geriatric & Medical Services, Inc. v. Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  3. Commonwealth v. NixonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  4. Augelli v. Commonwealth, Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  5. Commonwealth v. NixonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000

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