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- Title: Adoption B. D. S.
- Author : Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- Release Date : January 02, 1981
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 52 KB
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This is an appeal by the natural mother from a decree entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Wayne County, Orphans Court Division, denying the involuntary termination of the natural fathers parental rights in their minor child B.D.S. Appellant petitioned the Orphans Court alleging that the father "failed, neglected and refused to perform parental duties toward said child since September [sic] 1973 [sic] and his conduct toward said child evidences a settled purpose of relinquishing parental claim to said child." A hearing was held on the petition on January 4, 1978. On January 23, 1979, the Orphans Court denied the petition on the grounds that appellant "failed by the fair preponderance of the credible testimony to establish conduct on the part of [appellee] sufficient to terminate his parental rights." Appellant now argues that the findings of the Orphans Court are not supported by evidence in the record, the testimony of appellee was not believable and appellees attempts to maintain contact with his child do not evidence a firm refusal to yield to obstacles imposed by appellant. We disagree and affirm the Orphans Court decree.