In re McGinness's Adoption

Citations

• 74 Pa. Super. 523
• 1920 Pa. Super. LEXIS 188

Syllabus

<p>Infants — Adoption—Acts of May It, 1855, P. L. J¡$0; May 19, 1887, P. L. 125, and April 22,1905, P. L. 297.</p> <p>The “next friend” of an infant whose consent is required in adoption proceedings under the Act of May 4, 1855, P. L. 430, as amended by the Acts of May 19, 1887, P. L. 125, and April 22, 1905, P. L. 297, is any one who is interested in the welfare of the child to such an extent as to see that a proper person is entrusted with its rearing. It is not necessarily the next of kin, and it is for the court to determine whether the person consenting is really the next friend.</p> <p>On a petition for the adoption for two children, the consent of a granduncle as next friend is a sufficient compliance with the provisions of the acts of assembly relative to adoption, and this is the case, even although the grandparents of the children are living.</p>