IN RE ADOPTION OF MICHAEL J.C.


506 Pa. 517 (1984)

486 A.2d 371

In re ADOPTION OF MICHAEL J.C. Dr. GEORGE A. and Barbara A., Appellants, v. BARBARA C., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 28, 1984.

Reargument Denied March 8, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard Richard, Media, for appellants.

Suzanne Noble, Chester, for Barbara C.

Joseph E. Lastowka, Jr., Media, for Michael J.C.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, HUTCHINSON, ZAPPALA and PAPADAKOS, JJ.


OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

McDERMOTT, Justice.

At issue in this appeal is whether the order and judgment of the Orphans Court of Delaware County terminating the parental rights of appellee under Section 2511(a)(2) of the Adoption Act of 1980,1 was supported by clear and competent evidence. The circumstances surrounding this case are set forth below.

Appellee, Barbara C., was seventeen years old when...

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