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· 4/5/1995

Chester County Children & Youth Services v. Cunningham

Citations

  • 656 A.2d 1346
  • 540 Pa. 258

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that foster parents lacked standing to seek adoption of their foster children where child welfare agency did not consent to adoption and foster parents were not related to foster children
  • holding that foster parents lacked standing to seek adoption of their foster children where child welfare agency did not consent to adoption and foster parents were not related to foster children
  • holding that foster parents lacked standing to seek adoption of their foster children where child - 33 - J-S23031-21 welfare agency did not consent to adoption and foster parents were not related to foster children
  • a case involving whether foster parents have standing to adopt absent the custodial agency's consent
  • a case involving whether foster parents have standing to adopt absent the . custodial agency’s consent
  • where Supreme Court was equally divided, Order of Superior Court determining that foster parents lacked standing to seek adoption of their foster children absent consent of child welfare agency would be affirmed

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Judges: Nix, C.J., and Flaherty, Zappala, Papadakos, Cappy, Castille and Montemuro

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