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· 10/10/1996

In Re the Adoption of C.A.W.

Citations

  • 683 A.2d 911
  • 453 Pa. Super. 277
  • 1996 Pa. Super. LEXIS 3532

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating “judicial inquiry is to be centered on the best interests of the [e]hildren ... but only after ... incapacity has been proven by clear and convincing evidence.”
  • affirming termination of parental rights where father was serving a prison term of 32 to 72 years for kidnapping and rape and had failed to demonstrate a commitment to the children even during periods when he was not incarcerated

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Judges: Cavanaugh, Johnson, Cercone

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