Legal Opinion

Interest of R.W.J.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 28, 2003PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY KELLY, J.:

¶ 1 Appellant, J.J. (“Mother”), asks us to determine whether the Butler County Children and Youth Agency (“Agency”) met its evidentiary burden to support the order of the Butler County Court of Common Pleas, which adjudicated R.W.J. a dependent child, and continued him in the care, custody and control of the Agency. We hold that the Agency met its evidentia-ry burden to support the dependency order under review, and that the court’s decision is based on a comprehensive inquiry and the application of appropriate legal principles. Accordingly, we affirm.

¶2 The relevant…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Matter of DeSavageSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  2. In the Interest of BlackSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  3. In re J.W.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  4. In re M.K.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  5. In re A.H.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2000

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3Cited by12 opinions

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  3. In re C.M.T.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  4. In re W.M.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  5. In re E.P.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2003

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