IN RE S.M.


418 Pa.Super. 359 (1992)

614 A.2d 312

In re S.M. Appeal of F.M. and L.M.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed October 1, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathy Jo Liddick, Towanda, for appellants.

L. Carter Anderson, Montrose, for participating party.

Before BECK, JOHNSON and HUDOCK, JJ.


BECK, Judge:

In this opinion, inter alia, we revisit the standard to be applied in evaluating effectiveness of counsel in a dependency proceeding.

This is an appeal from an order continuing the placement of fifteen-year-old S.M. in foster care after he was found to be a dependent child under section 6302 of the Juvenile Act. F.M. and L.M., appellants and parents of S.M., raise three issues on appeal: 1) whether the evidence was sufficient to support...

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