IN RE J.W.


396 Pa.Super. 379 (1990)

578 A.2d 952

In re J.W., A.W., V.W. and J.W., Minor Children. Appeal of Joanne WERKHEISER.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed July 27, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark L. Newman, Asst. Public Defender, Stroudsburg, for appellant.

Arthur L. Zulick, Stroudsburg, for appellees.

Richard E. Deetz, Stroudsburg, for participating party.

Before McEWEN, MONTEMURO and KELLY, JJ.


KELLY, Judge:

In this case we are called upon to determine the effect of various procedural defaults upon appellant's appeal from an order granting a petition for involuntary termination of parental rights. We find quashal or dismissal on procedural grounds inappropriate, and reach the merits of the appeal. Nonetheless, we affirm the termination of appellant's parental rights.

Facts and Procedural History

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