Legal Opinion

In re the Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights to E.M.I.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 11, 2012PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

GANTMAN, J.:

Appellant, L.J.I. (“Mother”), appeals from the order entered in the Clarion County Court of Common Pleas, which denied her petition for involuntary termination of the parental rights of D.J.C. (“Father”) to E.M.I. (“Child”). Mother asks us to determine if the court erred when it denied Mother’s termination petition because she failed to demonstrate a “contemplated adoption” of Child. We hold the court properly denied the petition, where Mother offered insufficient evidence that the proposed adoption of Child by Mother’s domestic partner, S.S., would serve Child’s best…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Wilson v. Transport Ins. Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  2. In re Z.P.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
  3. In re T.R.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  4. In re Adoption of C.L.G.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  5. Boyer v. WalkerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1998

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. D.G. v. D.B.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  2. Adoption of: C.M.; Apl of: B.M.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2021
  3. In Re: Adoption of L.C., Appeal of: K.G., motherSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
  4. In Re: B.N.M. Appeal of: K.H.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
  5. In Re: Estate of R. WellerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2024

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