Legal Opinion

In re E.M.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 10, 1991No. 1877PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POPOVICH, Judge:

This case requires us to review the propriety of a decree from the Orphans’ Court, Allegheny County, ordering the involuntary termination of parental rights under Pennsylvania’s Adoption Act, 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 2511, where a natural parent is found to lack the capacity to raise children. See, e.g., In re: Adoption of B.J.R., 397 Pa.Super. 11, 579 A.2d 906 (1990); In re G.D.G., 392 Pa.Super. 575, 573 A.2d 612 (1990); In re P.A.B., 391 Pa.Super. 79, 570 A.2d 522 (1990), petition for allowance of appeal filed, 81 M.Alloc.Dkt. 90 (April 7, 1990). We affirm.

*132Appellant, Elizabeth M., is…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. In Re William L.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  3. In Re Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights of BurnsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  4. Rinker AppealSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
  5. La Rocca TrustSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. In Re the Adoption of B.G.S.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  2. In Re the Adoption of B.G.S.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
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