IN RE JOHN

No. 91-445-Appeal.

605 A.2d 486 (1992)

In re Richard JOHN.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

March 19, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank J. Pannozzi, Asst. Public Defender and Anthony Caprio, Caprio & Caprio, Providence, for plaintiff.

A. Gregory Frazier, Cranston, for petitioner.

Catherine Gibran, Asst. Public Defender, for respondent.


OPINION

SHEA, Justice.

This matter comes before the Supreme Court on a certified question from the Family Court. That question states, "May an individual who is not a licensed or governmental child placement agency bring a petition to terminate a parent's parental rights under R.I.G.L. section 15-7-7 without there being a pending adoption petition?" We answer this question in the negative.

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