In re J.W.

KELLY, Judge:

In this case we are called upon to determine the effect of various procedural defaults upon appellant’s appeal from an order granting a petition for involuntary termination of parental rights. We find quashal or dismissal on procedural grounds inappropriate, and reach the merits of the appeal. Nonetheless, we affirm the termination of appellant’s parental rights.

Facts and Procedural History

This case involves the fate of four children and their natural mother. Two of the children had been sexually abused by their father who committed suicide while charges were pending against him.…