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· 12/19/1996

In the Interest of JOV

Citations

  • 686 A.2d 421
  • 454 Pa. Super. 630
  • 1996 Pa. Super. LEXIS 3790

How courts have described this case

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  • In adjudicating a child dependent,“[t]he parental duty extends beyond mere restraint from actively abusing a child; rather, there exists a duty to protect the child from the harm that others may inflict.”

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Judges: Olszewski

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