S.T. v. R.W.

OPINION BY KUNSELMAN, J.:

In this matter, we decide whether the trial court afforded sufficient due process to an incarcerated parent who seeks contact with her child. In reaching our conclusion, we determine what forms of custody incarcerated parents retain under the 2011 revisions to Pennsylvania Custody Law.1 And finally, we decide whether the trial court properly analyzed the statutory factors when considering whether to allow an incarcerated parent to retain any form of physical or legal custody.

An incarcerated Mother, S.T., appeals the order denying her request for telephone…