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COM. DEPT. OF PUBLIC WELFARE v. JOYCE

128 Pa.Commw. 341 (1989)

563 A.2d 590

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE, Plaintiff, v. John P. JOYCE, in his official capacity as Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Defendant.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided August 18, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jason W. Manne, Assistant Counsel Pittsburgh, for plaintiff.

James R. Fitzgerald, Pittsburgh, for defendant.

Before BARRY, McGINLEY, JJ., and NARICK, Senior Judge.

NARICK, Senior Judge.

John P. Joyce, Prothonotary of Allegheny County (Prothonotary), has filed preliminary objections to the petition for review seeking a declaratory judgment filed in our original jurisdiction by the Department of Public Welfare (DPW).

DPW filed its petition for declaratory judgment, asking this Court to decide whether the Prothonotary can demand payment of fees in advance of support actions. The Prothonotary's preliminary objections are...

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