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BB (BL) v. Department of Public Welfare

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 13, 2011No. 6 C.D. 2010PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Senior Judge KELLEY.

B.B. (also known as B.L.), an adult, petitions for review of the final order of the Department of Public Welfare (DPW) upholding the December 10, 2009, order of the Bureau of Hearings and Appeals (Bureau) denying B.B.’s appeal from two indicated reports of child abuse filed with the Childline Registry by Philadelphia County Department of Human Services (DHS) naming B.B. as a perpetrator of child abuse pursuant to the Child Protective Services Law (CPSL). 1 We reverse.

B.B. is the paternal grandmother, and periodic caregiver, to the two subject children of the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Middletown Township v. Lands of StoneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  2. S.T. v. Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  3. Bucks County Children & Youth Social Services Agency v. Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  4. J.W. v. Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
  5. J. B. v. Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. In the Matter of: L.Z., Appeal of: L.Z.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
  2. G.H. v. Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  3. Beaver County Children & Youth Services v. Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  4. A.P. v. Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2014

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