K. & L. N. v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Colins,

K.N. and L.N. (petitioners)1 appeal from an order.of the Department of Public Welfare (DPW) which denied petitioners’ request to expunge an indicated report of child abuse filed by the Western Regional Office of Children, Youth and Families (CYS) pursuant to the Child Protective Services Law (Law).2

Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh (Children’s) submitted a report of suspected child abuse to CYS on September 19, 1984. A DPW field representative, Mildred Shagum (Shagum) conducted an investigation3 and *636an indicated report of child abuse was filed on October 29, 1984.…