In the Interest of R.Z.T.

CIRILLO, President Judge Emeritus:

Romel Nesbit Tucker (“Tucker”) appeals the order entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia involuntarily terminating his parental rights, 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 2512(a)(1). We vacate and remand.

R.Z.T., son of Appellant Romel Nesbit Tucker and Marsena Charlene Toney (Mother), was born on June 8, 1996. Prior to his birth, Mother met with adoption counselors at Adoption ARC, Inc. (ARC) to discuss her post-delivery options. Mother was seventeen at the time of R.Z.T.’s birth; she and Tucker had also parented another child who was in Mother’s care. After R.Z.T’s…