Varner v. Department of Public Welfare

NARICK, Senior Judge.

Cynthia A. Varner (Varner) petitions for review of an order of the Department of Public Welfare (Department) that affirmed the decision of a hearing officer which denied her appeal thereby discontinuing her entitlement to receive Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) benefits.

The facts are not in dispute and are summarized as follows. Varner and Cory Whit-beek (Whitbeek) are the parents of a son Ryan, bom October 27, 1992. The parents never married and separated before Ryan’s birth. Varner lives in Blair County, Pennsylvania and Whitbeek lives in North Carolina.…