Legal Opinion

J.K. v. Department of Public Welfare

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 21, 1998No. 643 C.D. 1998PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PELLEGRINI, Judge.

J.K. petitions for review of the February 13, 1998 order of the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (Department) which adopted the recommendation of a hearing examiner to deny J.K.’s request to expunge an indicated report of child abuse naming him as the perpetrator. See the Child Protective Services Law (CPSL), Act of December 19, 1990, P.L. 1240, as amended, 23 Pa.C.S. §§6301-6385.

The events giving rise to the expungement hearing began on March 3, 1996, when a report of alleged abuse of M.K., a 13-year old girl, by her father, J.K., was made to the Child Abuse…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  2. A.Y. v. Commonwealth Department of Public Welfare, Allegheny County Children & Youth ServicesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  3. Sammons v. Civil Service Commission of City of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  4. Flores v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  5. B.E. v. Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Cruz v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  2. Sule v. Philadelphia Parking AuthorityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  3. D.P. v. Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999

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