Tag: #ParentalRights

In re A.J.R.O.

The Pennsylvania Superior Court reversed the orphans’ court’s decree, which terminated involuntarily Mother’s parental rights. In her notice of appeal, Mother contravened the rule in Commonwealth v. Walker when she

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Graves v. Graves

The Pennsylvania Superior Court confronted an issue of first impression: Whether a trial court can award custody of a child to a non-custodial parent that did not file a petition

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In re Adoption of A.H.

In re adoption of A.H. involved Mother’s appeal of the Orphans’ Court decree terminating her rights to her 11-year-old  son pursuant to the Adoption Act. The Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed,

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In re Adoption of B.G.S.

In the case of In re Adoption of B.G.S., on September 9, 2019, Transitions Adoption Agency Agency filed a petition to terminate Father’s parental rights to Child. At the conclusion

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In re Adoption of a Child by C.J.

In re Adoption of a Child by C.J. required the Appellate Division to assess whether the Chancery Court properly found that a biological mother failed to affirmatively assume the duties

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In the Interest of N.G.

The Superior Court in In the Interest of N.G. held that the the trial court properly found the termination of a mother’s parental rights to her children was appropriate under Section

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In re T.M.W.

Mother appealed the trial court’s orders involuntarily terminating her parental rights to her daughter. The Superior Court reversed. The Court ruled that the trial court’s factual findings were not supported

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