A.Y. v. COM., DEPT. OF PUBLIC WELFARE


537 Pa. 116 (1994)

641 A.2d 1148

A.Y., Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE, ALLEGHENY COUNTY CHILDREN & YOUTH SERVICES, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 10, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carol S. Mills McCarthy, McCarthy & McCarthy, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

John Kane, Chief Counsel, Myra Werrin Sacks, Asst. Counsel, Dept. of Public Welfare, Harrisburg, for appellee.

James Dodaro, Allegheny County Sol., James Esler, Carla F. Hobson, John T. McVay, Jr., Asst. County Solicitors, for Children and Youth Services.

Before NIX, C.J., and FLAHERTY, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS, CAPPY, CASTILLE and MONTEMURO, JJ.


OPINION

MONTEMURO, Senior Justice, Sitting by Designation.

On December 7, 1988, the Allegheny County Children and Youth Services Office ("Agency") filed an indicated report of child abuse against appellant, A.Y., and listed her on the Statewide Child Line and Abuse Registry as a suspected child abuser.1

The listing of appellant on this registry occurred after the parents...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases