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· 7/16/2002

P.R. v. Commonwealth, Department of Public Welfare, Office of Hearings & Appeals

Citations

  • 801 A.2d 478

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating that identifying perpetrators of abuse serves to protect children
  • discussing the underlying purpose of the CPSL and stating that “[t]he need to prevent child abuse and to protect abused children from further injury is critical”
  • discussing the underlying purpose of the CPSL and stating that “[t]he need to prevent child abuse and to protect abused children from further injury is critical.”
  • \The need [demonstrated in the CPSL] to prevent child abuse and to protect abused children from further injury is critical.\
  • “The need [demonstrated in the CPSL] to prevent child abuse and to protect abused children from further injury is critical.”
  • “Corporal punishment at its core embodies intent to inflict pain.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Zappala, Cappy, Castille, Nigro, Newman, Saylor, Former, Flaherty

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