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Dispositions of Petitions for Allowance of Appeal

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Aug 1, 1991
589 A.2d 687 (Pa. 1991)

Summary

explaining that determination of finality is not to be made merely by deciding whether order in question has technically ended litigation; we must examine practical consequences of order in context of statutory and regulatory scheme governing disposition of dependent children; recognizing there are certain crucial points of finality in dependency proceedings when appellate review is appropriate despite fact that court might later modify earlier decisions after conducting further review hearings

Summary of this case from In re J.L.

Opinion

August 1991.


Summaries of

Dispositions of Petitions for Allowance of Appeal

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Aug 1, 1991
589 A.2d 687 (Pa. 1991)

explaining that determination of finality is not to be made merely by deciding whether order in question has technically ended litigation; we must examine practical consequences of order in context of statutory and regulatory scheme governing disposition of dependent children; recognizing there are certain crucial points of finality in dependency proceedings when appellate review is appropriate despite fact that court might later modify earlier decisions after conducting further review hearings

Summary of this case from In re J.L.
Case details for

Dispositions of Petitions for Allowance of Appeal

Case Details

Full title:DISPOSITIONS OF PETITIONS FOR ALLOWANCE OF APPEAL

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Aug 1, 1991

Citations

589 A.2d 687 (Pa. 1991)
527 Pa. 601

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