Legal Opinion
In Re Adoption of Crystal D.R.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 20, 1984No. 1658PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPAETH, President Judge:
This is an appeal from an order terminating appellants’ parental rights to their daughter, Crystal. The order was entered on a petition filed by Crystal’s foster parents. We hold that with respect to a child entrusted to their care, foster parents have no standing to file a petition for termination of parental rights. We therefore reverse and remand for further proceedings.
Crystal was born August 4, 1974. On August 29, 1975, she was placed with Berks County Children and Youth Services as a dependent child. This was done on a petition filed by the agency. On August 24,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Smith v. Organization of Foster Families for Equality & ReformSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Spells v. SpellsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- In Re Adoption of R. I.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- In Re Adoption of R. I.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Commonwealth ex rel. Morgan v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- C.B. ex rel. R.R.M. v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- In Re Tameka M.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
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