Farrell v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

Petitioner, Marjorie S. Farrell, has brought this appeal from a Department of Public Welfare (DPW) order dated February 15, 1979, terminating Aid to *279Families with. Dependent Children (AFDC) benefits as a result of Petitioner’s refusal to sign a form PA-9 reimbursement agreement. For the reasons which follow, we must reverse.

Petitioner resides with her husband, Duane H. Farrell, and her three minor children by a previous marriage. Mr. Farrell is not the father of the children nor has he adopted them; as a result, Mr. Farrell is not a legally responsible relative of the…