Case Name: D.R.C., Sr. v. J.A.Z. v. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, Intervenor. Petition of Pennsylvania Department Of Corrections, Intervenor
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2010-05-11
Citations: 994 A.2d 1079
Docket Number: 
Parties: D.R.C., Sr. v. J.A.Z. v. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, Intervenor. Petition of Pennsylvania Department Of Corrections, Intervenor.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Atlantic Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 994
Pages: 1079–1080

Head Matter:
D.R.C., Sr. v. J.A.Z. v. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, Intervenor. Petition of Pennsylvania Department Of Corrections, Intervenor.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
May 11, 2010.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
AND NOW, this 11th day of May 2010, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issues, as stated by petitioner, are:
(1) Does an interpretation of the Domestic Relations Code that requires the Department of Corrections to provide counseling to currently incarcerated felons, including those under a life sentence, so that they may obtain, "custody, partial custody or visitation," of a minor child produce an absurd result?
(2) Can a custody court order the Department of Corrections to provide and pay for parental-custody-related counseling for a state inmate when the Department is not a party to the custody proceedings and where no statute directs that it is to assume this cost?