IN RE B.E.


474 Pa. 139 (1977)

377 A.2d 153

In re Male Infant B.E. Appeal of Judith R. SHAPIRO a/k/a Judith R. Shahan.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided August 17, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl M. Moses, Sharon, for appellant.

No appearance for appellee.

Before EAGEN, C.J., and O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX and MANDERINO, JJ.


OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

The issue presented is whether a parent may petition to terminate the parental rights of the other parent absent any plans for adoption of the child. Appellant, the natural mother of Male Infant B.E., filed a petition for involuntary termination of the natural father's parental rights to the child in the Orphans' Court Division of the Court of Common Pleas for Allegheny County...

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