Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 2013

G.V. v. Department of Public Welfare

G.V. v. Department of Public Welfare
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided March 21, 2013
620 Pa. 58; 66 A.3d 252; 2013 WL 1156502; 2013 Pa. LEXIS 494

G.V. v. Department of Public Welfare

Opinion of the Court

*59 ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 21st day of March, 2013, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED on the following issue, as stated by Petitioner:

Whether Commonwealth Court erred in requiring a “clear and convincing” evidentiary standard of proof in child abuse expunction cases under the Child Protective Services Law (CPSL), 23 Pa.C.S. §§ 6301-6386, where the legislature had established substantial evidence as the required standard of proof?

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