In the Interest of L.C.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
McCAFFERY, J.:
¶ 1 In this matter, Appellant, M.C., L.C., IPs paternal grandmother (“Grandmother”), appeals from the court order denying her standing to participate in the proceedings at which her grandson was adjudicated dependent. Specifically, Grandmother asks us to use the reasoning underlying the line of eases that have granted standing to grandparents seeking custody of their grandchildren to extend standing to her in this dependency action. Upon review of the relevant statutory and case law, we conclude that such an extension is not warranted; thus, we affirm.
¶ 2 The facts and…
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