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Title 231 - RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDUREPart II - ORPHANS' COURT RULES
Chapter XV - ADOPTIONS
Rule 15.6 - Filing of Termination Petitions when an Agency is Not Involved

231 Pa. Code r. 15.6

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Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 50, December 14, 2024
Rule 15.6 - Filing of Termination Petitions when an Agency is Not Involved

Except in cases involving an agency or as otherwise provided by law, a petition to terminate parental rights shall not be granted unless a Report of Intention to Adopt under 23 Pa.C.S. § 2531 or an adoption petition under Rule 15.13 has been filed.

231 Pa. Code r. 15.6

The provisions of this Rule 15.6 amended March 19, 2013, effective 4/19/2013 for all termination and adoption petitions filed after that date, 43 Pa.B. 1836; rescinded and replaced July 22, 2021, effective 7/1/2022, 51 Pa.B. 4267.