INTEREST OF L.J.B.

No. 10 MAP 2018.

199 A.3d 868 (2018)

In the INTEREST OF: L.J.B., a Minor Appeal of: A.A.R., Natural Mother.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 28, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank P. Cervone, Esq. , Support Center for Child Advocates, Katharyn Ivera Christian McGee, Esq. , Duane Morris LLP, for Dr. Henretig, Dr. Hurt, Juvenile Law Center, KidsVoice, Support Center for Child Advocates, Amicus Curiae.

Kathleen Marie Creamer, Esq. , Community Legal Services, Amber Khan, Esq. , for National Advocates for Pregnant Women, Community Legal Services of Philadelphia, et al, Amicus Curiae.

Jolene Forman, Esq. , John S. Summers, Esq. , Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller, for Drug Policy Alliance, et al, Amicus Curiae.

Marcel S. Pratt, Esq. , for Philadelphia Department of Human Services, Amicus Curiae.

Sara Jeannette Rose, Esq. , AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, for American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania, Amicus Curiae.

David Samuel Cohen, Esq. , Robert H. Lugg, Esq. , Carol E. Tracy, Esq. , Women's Law Project, for A.A.R, Appellant.

Amanda Beth Browning-Richardson, Esq. , for Clinton County Children and Youth Services, Appellee.

Trisha Hoover Jasper, Esq. , Protasio & Jasper PC, for J.W.B. Appellee.

Charles Rock Rosamilia III, Esq. , Rosamilia, Brungard & Rosamilia, for Guardian Ad Litem, Appellee.

SAYLOR, C.J., BAER, TODD, DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, MUNDY, JJ.


OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

The Pennsylvania General Assembly enacted the Child Protective Services Law, 23 Pa.C.S. §§ 6301-6386 ("CPSL"), based on its finding that child victims of abuse urgently need effective services to prevent further injury and impairment. Id....

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