Legal Opinion
In Re Adoption of Faith M.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 6, 1985No. 89 W.D. Appeal Docket 1984PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ZAPPALA, Justice.
This is an appeal from an order of the Superior Court, 329 Pa.Super. 304, 478 A.2d 480, which reversed a decree of the Orphans’ Court Division of the Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County terminating the parental rights of the Appellee-father, Theodore R.M., with respect to his ten year old daughter Faith M. and his nine year old daughter Victoria M. The basis for the lower court’s termination of Appellee’s parental rights was a finding that the behavior of the Appellee satisfied the statutory grounds as set forth in the Pennsylvania Adoption Act, Act of October 15,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Matter of Adoption of David C.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Smith Adoption CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- In re T.R.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- In Re the Adoption of G.T.M.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
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3Cited by18 opinions
- In the Interest of K.Z.S.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
- In re C.M.S.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- In Re Adoption by ShivesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- In Re Adoption of HamiltonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- In Re QuickSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
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