In Re Adoption of M.A.R.

MONTEMURO, Judge.

This is an appeal from an order entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County terminating appellant’s parental rights pursuant to 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 2511(a)(5) 1 . The child, M.A.R., was born out of wedlock on March 16, 1988, and has been in the custody of Children and Youth Services (CYS) since June 17, 1988. 2 Appellant was sixteen at the time of M.A.R.’s birth. In August, 1989, CYS filed a Petition for Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights of both natural parents, and the father’s rights were terminat ed on September 25, 1989. The matter was continued until…