Legal Opinion
In re G.C.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 22, 1999PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
2Per curiam
The Court being equally divided, the Order of the Superior Court is AFFIRMED.
Chief Justice FLAHERTY and Justice CAPPY join this Opinion In Support of Affirmance.
Justice NIGRO files an opinion in support of reversal.
Justice NEWMAN files an opinion in support of reversal in which Justice CASTILLE joins.
OPINION IN SUPPORT OF AFFIRMANCE
ZAPPALA, Justice.
The sole issue before us on appeal is whether foster parents have standing to seek or contest awards of custody concerning their foster children. The Superior Court held that they do not have standing. We affirm.
On July 24, 1992, G.C. was born…
3Cases cited19 opinions
- Smith v. Organization of Foster Families for Equality & ReformSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Clinton v. City of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Wm. Penn Parking Garage, Inc. v. City of PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Children's Aid Society v. GardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
- Stapleton v. Dauphin County Child Care ServiceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
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4Cited by24 opinions
- C.B. ex rel. R.R.M. v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- SER C.H. and S.H., Foster Parents of J.L., Jr. v. Hon. Laura v. Faircloth, Judge, et.al.West Virginia Supreme Court · 2018
- Burns v. Department of Human ServicesCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
- In re the Interest of N.S.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
- United States v. GriggsDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2000
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