Wednesday, July 26, 2006

termination of parental rights - change in permanency plan

In re Adoption of S.E.G. - Pa. Supreme Court - July 18, 2006

majority - http://www.courts.state.pa.us/OpPosting/Supreme/out/J-16-2006mo.pdf
concurring- http://www.courts.state.pa.us/OpPosting/Supreme/out/J-16-2006co.pdf

Child welfare agency brought petition to termination parental rights without having formally its permanency plan from reunification to adoption. Held, such a formal change in plan is not a condition precedent to an agency bring a petition to terminate parental rights.