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G.A.P. v. J.M.W. v. S.J. and R.J., Appeal of: G.P.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 15, 2018No. 1694 WDA 2017PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY DUBOW, J.:

Appellants, G.P. and J.P. ("Paternal Grandparents"), appeal from the October 10, 2017 Order, which, inter alia , dismissed Paternal Grandparents' Petition to Intervene after the trial court concluded that Paternal Grandparents did not have standing to pursue custody rights of their grandchild, J.P. ("Child"). After careful review, we hold that notwithstanding a child's custodial situation, the Custody Act grants standing to grandparents to file for any form of physical or legal custody when their grandchild is substantially at risk due to the parental behaviors stated in…

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