Wolfe Adoption Case

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Manderino,

The trial court denied appellants’ petition requesting an involuntary termination of the parental rights of the appellee, the natural mother of Richard, a male child less than one year old. The trial court ordered that the appellants, prospective adoptive parents, return Richard to his natural mother.

The Adoption Act of 1970 provides for the involuntary termination of parental lights if: “. . . the parent by conduct continuing for a period of at least six months either has evidenced a settled purpose of relinquishing parental claim to a child, or has refused or…