Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 10/10/2006

In re N.C.

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909 A.2d 818

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holding goal change to adoption may be appropriate even where parent substantially complies with reunification plan
holding that a goal change may be proper where “there is ample evidence to support the trial court’s factual finding that Mother’s parenting ability remained problematic, even though she had substantially completed her permanency plan”
holding goal change to adoption may be appropriate even where parent substantially complies with reunification plan
noting that “[s]afety, permanency, and well-being of the child must take preference -9- J-S29031-22 over all other considerations, including the rights of the parents”
noting that “[s]afety, permanency, and well-being of the child - 21 - J-S16002-21 must take precedence over all other considerations, including the rights of the parents”
stating that, “[m]atters of custody and placement for a dependent child must be decided under the standard of the child’s best interests, not those of his or her parents”

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Judges: Colville, Green, Lally, McCaffery

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