D.R.C. v. J.A.Z.

No. 27 MAP 2010.

31 A.3d 677 (2011)

D.R.C., Sr., v. J.A.Z., v. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, Intervenor. Appeal of Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, Intervenor.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 23, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas W. Corbett, Jr. , Calvin Royer Koons , John G. Knorr III , PA Office of Attorney General, Harrisburg, for Attorney General's Office.

Kathleen Jo Prendergast , Law Offices of Kathleen J. Prendergast, P.C., for DRC.

Robert Mayer Wolff , Camp Hill, Debra S. Rand , PA Department of Corrections, for Pennsylvania Department of Corrections.

BEFORE: CASTILLE, C.J., SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, TODD, McCAFFERY, ORIE MELVIN JJ.


OPINION

Justice ORIE MELVIN.

In this appeal, we consider the propriety of the order of April 14, 2009 directing Appellant, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections ("DOC"), to select and pay for the services of a qualified professional to provide counseling to an incarcerated parent who is seeking visitation with his child. Resolution of this question is dependent upon the intended scope of subsections (b) and (c) of section 5303 of Chapter 53 of...

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