Legal Opinion

In Re Adoption of S.A.J.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 19, 2002PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtStevens, J.

¶ 1 This is an appeal from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County entered on May 2, 2001, which vacated the Final Decree of Adoption entered on January 31, 2001. Appellant raises four issues on appeal: (1) Whether Appellee had standing to challenge the adoption decree; (2) Whether the trial court erred in failing to find that Appellee was estopped from claiming to be the father of the S.A.J.; (3) Whether the trial court erred in failing to find that the termination of Appellee’s visitation privileges by court order was Res Judicata to his present claim; and (4) Whether…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Associated Hospital Service v. PustilnikSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  2. Ballestrino v. BallestrinoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  3. In Re Widener University, Inc. v. Estate of BoettnerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1999

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. In Re Adoption of S.A.J.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  2. In Re Adoption of S.A.J.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  3. In Re Adoption of S.A.J.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2002

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