In re I.J.

OPINION BY

DONOHUE, J.:

¶ 1 The Philadelphia Department of Human Services (“DHS”) appeals from the order of court dated September 18, 2007 denying its Petition for Goal Change to Adoption and Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights of S.M. (“Mother”) and D.J. (“Father”), the parents of I.J.1 For the reasons that follow, we reverse and remand for further proceedings consistent with this decision.

¶ 2 DHS’s involvement with Mother began in 2004 in connection with her two older children. At the time of I.J.’s birth on September 30, 2005, Mother had voluntarily placed her oldest child with a…