Legal Opinion

In Re Adoption of K.S.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 25, 1990No. 214PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DEL SOLE, Judge:

This is an appeal from a trial court order declining jurisdiction on forum non conveniens grounds and transferring the underlying custody/visitation action to the courts of the state of Delaware.

As noted by the trial court “the complex and tragic facts surrounding this case were detailed in In Re: Adoption of Stunkard,” 380 Pa.Super. 107, 551 A.2d 253 (1988) wherein this court affirmed a decision refusing to terminate Appellant’s parental rights. For purposes of this appeal it is necessary to recount some of the relevant facts.

The child, who is the subject of the custody…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Barndt v. BarndtSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  2. Priester v. Fayette County Children and Youth ServicesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  3. In Re Adoption of StunkardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  4. In Re Marriage of SlateAppellate Court of Illinois · 1989

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. McComb v. WambaughCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
  2. McCOMB v. WAMBAUGHCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991

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