In Re Adoption of J. A. B.

OPINION

EAGEN, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a decree of the Court of Common Pleas of Somerset County, Orphans’ Court Division, involuntarily terminating the parental rights of C. W. B. and S. W. B. with respect to their son, J. A. B. (hereinafter: “J.”). The case arose from a petition filed on August 16, 1977, by the Somerset County Child Welfare Agency requesting termination of parental rights pursuant to section 311 of the Adoption Act. 1

J., born August 16, 1969, is one of six children of C. W. B. and S. W. B. In September and October of 1973, the B. family experienced serious…