Case Name: G.V., Respondent v. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE, Petitioner Lancaster County Children and Youth Services, Intervenor
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2013-03-21
Citations: 620 Pa. 58
Docket Number: No. 619 MAL 2012
Parties: G.V., Respondent v. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE, Petitioner Lancaster County Children and Youth Services, Intervenor.
Judges: 
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 620
Pages: 58–59

Head Matter:
66 A.3d 252
G.V., Respondent v. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE, Petitioner Lancaster County Children and Youth Services, Intervenor.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
March 21, 2013.

Opinion:
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?