In re K.J.H.

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• holding that this Court must determine sua -4- J-A09013-18 sponte whether 23 Pa.C.S. § 2313(a) was satisfied
• holding that sua sponte review of compliance with subsection 2313(a) - 11 - J-S38029-18 of the Adoption Act was required where no attorney was appointed on five- year-old child’s behalf in a contested TPR proceeding
• providing that this Court may, sua sponte, raise the failure to appoint statutorily-required legal counsel for a child
• stating that “[a] structural error is defined as one that affects the framework within which the trial proceeds, rather than simply an error in the trial process itself.”
• holding this Court must raise the failure to appoint statutorily-required counsel for children sua sponte, as children are unable to raise the issue on their own behalf due to their minority
• concluding 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 2313(a) mandated orphans’ court to appoint counsel for child in contested involuntary termination of parental rights proceeding and committed an error of law by failing to do so

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Cited by

12 cases in this archive cite this case.

• In re T.S.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2018-08-22· cited 421×
• Adoption of: T.M.L.M., A Minor, Appeal of: S.L.M.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2018-04-13· cited 102×
• In Re: Adoption of: N.N.H. Appeal of: A.M., Mother
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2018-10-11· cited 45×
• In Re:Adopton of: M.D.Q. Appeal of: A.M.-Q. mother
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2018-07-06· cited 19×
• In Re: Adoption of D.M.C. Appeal of: M.M.C. mother
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2018-07-09· cited 17×
• In the Int. of: Z.N.F., Appeal of: H.F.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2019-06-07· cited 3×
• In Re: Q.R.D., Appeal of: N.J.D.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2019-06-25
• Adoption of K.M.G., Appeal of: T.L.G.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2019-09-13
• Adoption of S.A.G. Apl of: T.L.G.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2020-11-10
• Adoption of K.M.G. Apl of: T.L.G.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2020-11-10
• Adoption of J.C.C. Apl of: T.L.G.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2020-11-10
• Adoption of A.M.G. Apl of: T.L.G.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2020-11-10

Cites

17 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Anders v. California
  Supreme Court· 1967-05-08· cited 87,848×
• Neder v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1999-06-10· cited 5,157×
• Weaver v. Massachusetts
  Supreme Court· 2017-06-22· cited 717×
• Peretz v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1991-06-27· cited 631×
• In Re: Adoption of: L.B.M., A Minor
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2017-03-28· cited 468×
• Commonwealth v. Martin
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2010-08-17· cited 308×
• Commonwealth v. Stossel
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2011-04-12· cited 184×
• In the Int. of: X.J. Appeal of: D.A.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2014-11-20· cited 143×
• Reid v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2010-02-08· cited 64×
• Mains v. Commonwealth
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-12-13· cited 57×
• Johnson, G. v. Lansdale Boro, Aplts.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2016-09-28· cited 42×
• Commonwealth v. Parker
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2017-10-24· cited 39×
• In Re Adoption of N.A.G.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1984-02-10· cited 29×
• In re Adoption of G.K.T.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2013-09-06· cited 26×
• Commonwealth v. Rega
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2013-06-17· cited 25×
• State v. Aragon
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 2009-05-26· cited 19×
• In re Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights Concerning E.F.H.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2000-05-03· cited 18×

Other cases named In re K.J.H.

6 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• In re K.J.H.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2019-03-20
• In re K.J.H.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2019-03-20
• In re K.J.H.
  Court of Appeals of North Carolina· 2005-11-21
• In re K.J.H.
  Court of Appeals of North Carolina· 2006-01-09
• In re K.J.H.
  Court of Appeals of North Carolina· 2007-11-06
• In re K.J.H.
  Court of Appeals of North Carolina· 2008-03-04