· 5/29/2003
In Re Adoption of M.E.P.
Citations
- 825 A.2d 1266
- 2003 Pa. Super. 210
- 2003 Pa. Super. LEXIS 1334
How courts have described this case
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- concluding subsection 2511(a)(2) was met where trial court credited psychologist’s testimony regarding mother’s failure to perform parental duties and inability to learn to perform them in future
- explaining that termination under Section 2511(a)(8) does not require the court to evaluate a parent’s current willingness or ability to remedy the conditions that initially caused placement
- summarizing elements of Section 2511(a)(2) as: “(1) repeated and continued incapacity, abuse, neglect or refusal; (2
- setting forth three prongs for establishing valid termination under Section 2511(a)(8)
- “A child’s life simply cannot be put on hold in the hope that the parent will summon the ability to handle the responsibilities of parenting/’
- \A child's life simply cannot be put on hold in the hope that the parent will summon the ability to handle the responsibilities of parenting.\
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Judges: Johnson, Klein, Popovich
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