· 3/17/1976
In Re Adoption of M. T. T.
Citations
- 354 A.2d 564
- 467 Pa. 88
- 1976 Pa. LEXIS 558
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- holding termination based upon abandonment precluded where incarcerated father utilized available resources
- reversing termination of parental rights of incarcerated father based upon failure to prove abandonment
- reversing termination of a father’s parental rights under former § 311(1) where the agency frustrated father’s attempts to have any contact with the child
- fact that appellant, while in prison, was facing a crisis situation and had no means to care for or support his child cannot alone justify a finding of failure to perform parental duties
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Judges: Jones, Eagen, O'Brien, Roberts, Pomeroy, Nix, Manderino
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