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IN INTEREST OF ROY

423 Pa.Super. 183 (1993)

620 A.2d 1172

In the Interest of: Frank ROY, Appeal of: Robert ROY, Heir at Law of Frank Roy, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed February 19, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James S. Lederach, Scottsdale, for appellant.

Gretchen Mundorff, Connellsville, for Donald Roy, participating party.

Before ROWLEY, President Judge, and JOHNSON and HESTER, JJ.

JOHNSON, Judge:

Robert Roy appeals from the order which denied his Petition for Disclosure of Confidential Records. We are asked to decide whether an heir can waive the confidentiality provisions of the Mental Health Procedures Act in order to secure documents which might assist in contesting the validity of the decedent's will. We conclude that the Act must be strictly construed and that the disclosure of documents concerning a person in treatment is prohibited when...

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