Legal Opinion
In re L.J.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 21, 1997PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MONTEMURO, Judge:
This appeal lies from an Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, permitting the adoption of L.J., a dependent child in the custody of the Department of Human Services. Appellant, John Doe, Sr., is the natural father of L.J.’s half-sibling, John Doe, Jr. The main issue presented to this Court is one of first impression: does a half-sibling have standing to appeal an order changing a dependent child’s family service goal to adoption? Because we conclude that he does not, we affirm.
L.J. was born to M.D. on January 10, 1989, and his natural father died…
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