Legal Opinion

In re I.G.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 21, 2007PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

KLEIN, J.:

¶ 1 J.G., Sr. (Father) appeals from the order entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County terminating his parental rights to J.G., Jr. and I.G. Upon review, we conclude that: (1) the Philadelphia Department of Human Services (DHS) did not meet its burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence the statutory requirements for termination under 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 2511(a); (2) the record does not support the court’s finding that no bond existed between Father and his children, see 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 2511(b), and (3) where the record is devoid of evidence of the…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. In Re William L.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  2. In re L.M.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  3. Rinker AppealSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
  4. In re C.M.S.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  5. Marshall v. Daniel Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. In re Adoption of S.P.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
  2. In re Z.P.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
  3. In re Adoption of C.L.G.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  4. In the Interest of A.S.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
  5. In re Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights to E.A.P.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2008

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