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LAIRD v. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE

No. 1219 C.D. 2008, No. 1220 C.D. 2008.

972 A.2d 596 (2009)

Gary and Lori LAIRD, Petitioners v. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE, Respondent Legrand Johnson and Shelli Johnson (In re J.J.J.), Petitioners v. Department of Public Welfare, Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 1, 2009.

Reargument Denied En Banc June 25, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tara E. Gutterman, Deborah E. Spivak, Suzanne R. Fisher, and James G. Colins, Philadelphia, for petitioner.

Howard Ulan, Deputy Chief Counsel, Harrisburg, for respondent.

Craig Gottlieb, Philadelphia, for intervenor, City of Philadelphia.

BEFORE: LEADBETTER, President Judge, and SMITH-RIBNER, Judge, and FLAHERTY, Senior Judge.

OPINION BY Judge SMITH-RIBNER.

Gary and Lori Laird and Legrand and Shelli Johnson (Petitioners) petition the Court for review of the final orders of the Secretary of the Department of Public Welfare (DPW) denying adoption subsidies for Petitioners' special needs children. The Administrative Law Judges (ALJ) awarded subsidies to Petitioners in November and December 2007, and the Regional Manager of the Bureau of Hearings and Appeals affirmed. Upon reconsideration,...

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