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IN RE JOYCE Z.

4 Pa. D. & C. 3d 596 (1975)

In re Joyce Z.

Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County, Family Division, Pennsylvania.

March 31, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen A. Zapalla, James A. Esler and Allan Gross, for petitioners.

Ira M. Mazer, Max A. Levine and L. Dennis Revak, for respondents.

Louis Kwall, for Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare.

COHILL, J., March 31, 1975.

The facts of this case are simple but tragic. Joyce Z., born June 23, 1961, was declared to be a dependent and neglected child by this court on December 3, 1969. She had a learning disability, an I.Q. of 61 and was described as "mildly retarded" by her Allegheny County Child Welfare Services (CWS) caseworker. CWS placed her in a foster home, and she seemed to be progressing pretty...

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