In re Hall

SHERTZ, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order authorizing the transfer of Wesley Hall, a nine-year-old boy, from the Home for Crippled Children (“HCC”) in Pittsburgh to the Sarah Reed Children’s Home (“Sarah Reed”) in Erie, Pennsylvania. Appellant, John F. Hall, is Wesley’s natural father, and Appel-lee Nancy McHale, who has joined Appellant’s Brief, is Wesley’s natural mother. They contend that the hearing judge erred (1) by failing to afford them a meaningful opportunity to participate in the planning for Wesley’s transfer; and (2) by disregarding less restrictive alternative placements for…