· 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
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- 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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