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In Re Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights Concerning Minor Child Baby Boy P.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 28, 1984No. 02457PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOFFMAN, Judge:

In this pro se appeal, appellant challenges the lower court’s July 12, 1983 order involuntarily terminating his parental rights. 1 Upon thorough review of the record, and imposition of the appropriate standard of review, we find that the lower court’s determination is well-supported by the evidence. Accordingly, we affirm.

An appellate court, in reviewing a termination order, must employ a broad, comprehensive review of the record, but is limited in its standard of review to a determination of whether “the trial court’s termination of [the petitioner’s] parental rights is…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Ellerbe v. HooksSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  3. In Re Adoption of McCraySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  4. In Re Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights of BurnsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  5. La Rocca TrustSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. In Re Adoption of T.M.F.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  2. Matter of Adoption of EmbickSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  3. In Re Adoption by ShivesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  4. Lookabill v. MorelandSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  5. In Re AngrySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987

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