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December 02, 2008
Doe v. Allentown School Dist.

In Civil Rights Suit Involving a Minor Defendant Who Allegedly Sexually Assaulted Minor Plaintiffs, Court Allowed Plaintiffs to Access the Minor Defendant’s Child Welfare and Juvenile Court Records

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Juvenile and Criminal Justice
November 19, 2008
J.T.M. v. Richman

The Federal District Court Denied County’s Motion to Dismiss Where Father Claimed Substantive and Procedural Due Process Violations As a Result of DPW’s Alleged Policy or Custom Requiring Case Workers to File Reports of Indicated Abuse Without Reasonable Cause

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Child Welfare
November 03, 2008
In re C.A.

Superior Court Affirmed Trial Court’s Order Committing Minor to Involuntary Residential Treatment Facility; Under Act 21, a Juvenile Committed to an Institution Pursuant to an Order of Disposition for a Delinquent Child, Who Remains in that Facility upon Turning 20, Can be Committed for Involuntary Treatment Even if the Original Commitment was Not Pursuant to a Direct Court Order

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Juvenile and Criminal Justice
October 24, 2008
C.J. v. Dep’t of Pub. Welfare

DPW Order Denying Request to Expunge Founded Report of Child Abuse Affirmed; Department May Rely on Findings of Dependency Hearing in Denying Request to Expunge

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Child Welfare
October 24, 2008
S.T. v. Dep’t of Pub. Welfare

DPW Order Denying Request to Expunge Name from ChildLine Registry Affirmed in Light of Substantial Evidence Indicating Abuse; Finding that a Child Suffered Severe Pain Need Not Be Established by Medical or Witness Testimony

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Child Welfare
October 07, 2008
Commonwealth v. B.D.G

Order Requiring Juvenile to Pay $29,000 in Restitution Pursuant to the Juvenile Act Upheld

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Juvenile and Criminal Justice
September 29, 2008
In re K.K.R.-S.

Superior Court Affirmed Trial Court’s Order Terminating Mother’s Parental Rights and Held that Evidence of Bond Between Mother and Children was Insufficient to Preclude the Termination of Parental Rights

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Child Welfare
September 26, 2008
G.M. v. Dep’t of Pub. Welfare

DPW Order Denying Request to Expunge Founded Report of Child Abuse Affirmed in Light of Substantial Evidence Indicating Abuse; Where the Underlying Circumstances Supporting a Nolo Contendere Plea in a Criminal Matter Form the Basis of a Founded Report of Child Abuse, No Subsequent Adjudicatory Hearing Required

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Child Welfare
September 18, 2008
R.C. v. C.S.

Child Support Obligation Cannot be Suspended Based upon a Temporary Institutionalization of the Child

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Child Welfare
September 11, 2008
J.S. ex rel. Snyder v. Blue Mountain Sch. Dist.

School Could Discipline Student for Creating a False Internet Profile Purporting to be the School Principal Where Student Created the Profile Using a Home Computer During Non-School Hours

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Juvenile and Criminal Justice