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NON - PRECEDENTIAL DECISION - SEE SUPERIOR COURT I.O.P. 65.37 IN THE INTEREST OF: G.I.M., A MINOR APPEAL OF: E.T., FATHER : : : : : : : : : IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF

PENNSYLVANIA

No. 2708 EDA 2017 Appeal from the Order Entered July 20, 2017 In the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County Family Court at

No(s): CP - 51 - AP - 0000701 - 2016 BEFORE: OTT, J., McLAUGHLIN, J., and RANSOM*, J. MEMORANDUM BY McLAUGHLIN, J.: FILED APRIL 11, 2018 E.T. (“Father”) appeals from the decree entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County involuntarily terminating his parental rights to his daughter G.I.M. (“Child”). Father challenge s the sufficiency of the evide nce. We affirm. In its Rule 1925(a) opinion, the trial court aptly summarized the factual and procedural history of this case, which we adopt for purposes of this appeal. See Trial Court Opinion, filed Oct. 11, 2017 (1925(a) Op.), at 1 - 16 . By way of back ground, Child (d.o.b. January 2008) is the daughter of Father and D.M. (“Mother”). 1 

### Child has never resided with Father. Child was

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### Mother also filed an appeal ( docketed in this Court at 2651 and 2652 EDA 2017) regarding both G.I.M. and another child I.G.M.D., whose father is another individual, K.D.

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first adjudicated dependent in December 2014. Mother indicated to the Department of Human Services (“ DHS ”) that she did not k now the whereabouts of Father. After DHS obtained an address for Father via a Parent Locator Service ( “ PLS ” ) search in December 2 015, a letter was sent to him . Father did not respond to the letter but did attend a hearing in August 2016, where he a cknowled ged knowing that Child was under the care of DHS. After this hearing, Father began attending visitation with Child. Father’s parental reunification objectives included obtaining appropriate housing for Child , completing parenting classes, and attending visitation. On August 5, 2016, DHS filed Petition for Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights . Following a hearing on July 20, 2017, the trial court granted the petition. Father filed this timely appeal. F a ther raises five issues for our review: 1. Whet her the trial c ourt erred by terminating the par ental rights of Appellant, [Father ], under 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 2511(a)(1) ? 2. Whether the trial c ourt erred by terminating the par ental rights of Appellant, [Fath er ], under 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 2511(a)(2)? 3. Whether the trial c ourt erred by terminating the par ental rights of Appellant, [Father ], under 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 2511(a)(5)? 4. Whether the trial c ourt erred by terminating the par ental rights of Appellant, [Father ], under 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 2511(a)(8)? 5. Whether the trial c ourt erred by finding, under 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 2511(b), that termination of Appellant [ Father ] parental

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- 3 - rights best serves the child’s developmental, physical and emotional needs and welfare? Father’ s Brief at 5 . When considering an appeal from an order involuntar ily terminating parental rights, we accept as true the trial court’s findings of facts so long as they are supported by the record, and then determine whether the trial court made an error of law or abused its discretion in rendering its decision. In re Adoption of S.P. , 47 A.3d 817 , 826 (Pa. 2012). A trial court’s decision constitutes an abuse of discretion only if it is manifest ly unreasonabl e or is the product of partiality , prejudice, bias, or ill - will. Id. The party petitioning for termination bears the burden of proving all elements of the termination petition by clear and convincing evidence. In re C.S. , 761 A.2d 1197, 1201 ( Pa.Super. 2000) ( en banc ). Clear and convincing evidence i s evidence that is so “clear, direct, weighty and convincing as to enable the trier of fact to come to a clear conviction, without hesitance, of the truth of the precise facts in issue .” Id. (quoting Matter of Adoption of Charles E.D.M., II , 708 A.2d 88, 9 1 ( Pa. 1998)). The termination of parental rights is governed by 23 Pa.C.S. § 2511 , which requires a two - step analysis. In the first step, the party seeking termination must prove by clear and convincing evidence that the parent’s conduct meets at least one of the 11 grounds for te rmination set forth in Section 2511(a). In re L.M. , 923 A.2d 505, 511 ( Pa.Super. 2007) . I f the court determines that the petitioner has proven at least one of the provisions of

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Section 2511(a) , only then does it proceed to the s econd step of the analysis. Id. In the second step, the court must determine whether, considering the child’s developmental, physical, and emotional needs and welfare, termination is in the best interests of the child. 23 Pa.C.S. § 2511(b) ; In re Adoption of S.P. , 47 A.3d 817, 830 (Pa. 2012). In conducting this analysis , the court should examine the emotional bond between parent and child, with close attention to the effect on the child of permanently severing any such bond. Father argues that the termination of his parental rights was not appropriate under 23 Pa.C.S. §§ 2511 ( a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(5), or (a)(8). See Father’s Brief at 13 - 15. To this end, Father presents the overarching argument that once he became aware of Child’s placement and the pot ential termination of his parental rights, he began attending cour t hearings and completed his parental reunification objections including: attending visitation, completing parenting classes, maintaining employment, an d establishing a housing plan. Id. at 14. He also asserts that the trial court erred by terminating his pa rental rights under 23 Pa.C.S. § 2511(b) , because the evidence presented at trial established that a growing bond exists between Child and himself. Id. at 15 - 16. The trial court rejected Father’s arguments. It explained that clear and convincing evidence established that Father’s parental rights were properly terminated under 23 Pa.C.S. §§ 2511 (a)(1) & (a)(2) because he demonstrated a settled purpose of relinquishing his parental rights . The court

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noted testimony establishing that Father initially failed to respond to correspondence from the DHS and failed to obtain and maintain appropriate housing for Child , instead proposing that Child live with Father’s mother. See 1925(a) Op. at 19 - 21 . Further, the trial court specifically determined Father’s parental rights were properly terminated under 23 Pa.C.S. § 2511(b) because the testimony established that Father’s bond with Child was only just beginning and Child is strongly bonded with her fo ster mother. Id. at 21 - 22 . After reviewing the trial court’s opinion, the record, the parties’ briefs, and relevant law, we see no abuse of discretion or error of law. Accordingly, we affirm on the basis of the well - reasoned opinion of the Honorable Allan L. Tereshko, which we adopt and incorporate herein. See id. at 17 - 23. Order affirmed. Judgment Entered. Joseph D. Seletyn, Esq. Prothonotary Date: 4 / 11 / 18Circulated 03/19/2018 09:16 AM

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/ o /b Janu ary 2 4 , 2 0 0 8 ) , an d c h an g i n g th e C hi l d ' s P e rm an e n c y G o a l t o A d o p t i o n , fi l e d b y th e D e p artm e n t o f H um an S e rv i c e s ( .. D H S .. ) o n Au g u s t 5 , 2 0 1 6 , an d s e rv e d o n a ll p art i e s . A ft e r T e rm i n at i o n/ G o a l C h an g e H e ar i n g o n Ju l y 2 0 , 2 0 1 7 , th i s C o urt fo un d th at cl e ar an d c o n v i n c i n g e v i d e n c e w a s p r e s e n t e d t o t e rm i n a t e th e p ar e n t a l r i g h t s o f F a th e r . E .T . , ( .. F ath e r .. ) a s t o th e C h i l d . an d t o t e rm i n at e th e p ar e n t a l ri g h t s o f M o th e r , D . J . M . I n r e s p o n s e t o th e O r d e r o f Ju l y 2 0 . 2 0 1 7 . t e rm i n at i n g h i s p ar e nt a l r i g h t s , F ath e r , fi l e d an a p p e a l o n Au g u s t 2 0 , 2 0 1 7 . M o th e r a l s o fi l e d Ap p e a l s o n Au gu s t 1 8 . 2 0 1 7 t o th e O r d e r s o f Ju l y 2 0 , 2 0 1 7 , w h i c h w i ll b e a d dr e s s e d b y th e C o urt i n a s e p ar at e o p i n i o n fi l e d un d e r S u p e r i o r C o urt N o s . 2 6 5 1 E D A 2 0 1 7 an d 2 6 5 2 E D A 2 0 1 7 .

1S T A T E M E N T S O F M A T T E R S C O M P L A I N E D O F O N AP P E A L I n h i s S t at e m e n t s o f M att e r s C o mp l a i n e d o f o n Ap p e a l. F ath e r ra i s e s th e fo ll o w i n g i s s u e s :

1 . Ap p e ll an t , E r i c T ay l o r ( h e r e i n a ft e r E . T. ) i s th e F ath e r o f G . I. M . . a m i n o r. 2 . 

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### Ju l y 2 0 . 2 0 1 7 . Ap p e ll an t , E . T ." s p ar e n t a l r i g h t s t o G . I. M . w e r e i nv o l un t ar i l y t e rm i n at e d b y Ju d g e A ll an L. T e r e s hk o . 3 . T h e T r i a l C o urt d i d a b u s e i t s d i s c r e t i o n an d c o mm i t l e g a l e rr o r i n t e rm i n at i n g F ath e rs p ar e n t a l r i g h t s s i n c e th e D e p artm e n t o f H um an S e rv i c e s d i d n o t m e e t i t s b ur d e n b y cl e ar an d c o nv i n c i n g e v i d e n c e o f e s t a b l i s h i n g s u f

fi c i e n t g ro un d s th at F ath e r h a s e v i d e n c e d a s e tt l e d p urp o s e o f r e l i n qu i s h i n g cl a i m to a c h i l d o r h a s r e fu s e d o r fa i l e d t o p e r fo rm p ar e nt a l d

ut i e s un d e r 2 3 P a . C. S . A . § 2 5 1 1 ( a ) ( 1 ) . 4 . T h e T r i a l C o urt d i d a b u s e i t s d i s c r e t i o n an d c o mm i t l e g a l e rr or i n t e rm i n at i n g F ath e r ' s p ar e n t a l r i g h t s s i n c e th e D e p artm e nt o f H um an S e rv i c e s d i d n o t m e e t i t s b ur d e n b y cl e ar an d c o nv i n c i n g e v i d e n c e o f e s t a b li s hi n g s u f

fi c i e n t g ro un d s un d e r 2 3 P a . C . S . A. § 2 5 1 1 ( a ) ( 2 ) th at F ath e r l a c k s th e p r e s e n t c a p a c i ty t o p e rf o rm h i s p ar e n t a l r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s . 5 . T h e T r i a l C o urt d i d a b u s e i t s d i s c r e t i o n an d c o mm i t l e g a l e rr o r i n t e rm i n at i n g F ath e r ' s p ar e n t a l ri g h t s un d e r 2 3 P a . C . S . A. § 2 5 1 1 ( a ) ( 5 ) b e c au s e th e D e p artm e n t o f H um an S e rv i c e s fa il e d t o p ro v e b y cl e ar an d c o nv i n c i n g e v i d e n c e th e p r e s e n t an d c o n t i nu e d i n c a

p a c i ty o f F ath e r t o p ro v i d e e s s e n t i a l c ar e n e c e s s ar

y fo r C h i l d ' s p hy s i c a l an d m e n t a l w e ll b e i n g . 6 . T h e T ri a l C o urt a

b u s e d i t s d i s c r e t i o n an d c o mm i tt e d l e g a l e rr o r i n t e rm i n at i n g F ath e r ' s p ar e n t a l r i g h t s un d e r 2 3 P a . C. S . A. § 2 5 1 1 ( a ) ( 8 ) b e c au s e th e D e p artm e n t o f H um an S e rv i c e s fa i l e d t o p ro v e b y cl e ar an d c o nv i n c i n g e v i d e n c e th at th e c o n d i t i o n s w h i c h l e d t o C h i l d ' s p l a c e m e n t c o n t i nu e t o e x i s t. 7 . T h e T r i a l C o urt d i d e rr i n t e rm i n at i n g F ath e r ' s p ar e n t a l r i g h t s s i n c e th e D e p artm e n t o f H um an S e rv i c e s d i d n o t m e e t i t s b ur d e n b y cl e ar an d c o nv i n c i n g e v i d e n c e o f s h o w i n g th at th e b e s t 2i nt e r e s t o f th e C h i l d w a s s e rv e d b y t e rm i n at i n g F ath e r ' s p ar e nt a l ri g h t s p ur s u ant t o S e c t i o n 2 5 1 1 ( b ) o f th e A d o p t i o n A c t. 8 . T h e T r i a l C o urt a

b u s e d i t s d i s c r e t i o n an d c o mm i tt e d l e g a l e rr o r i n t e rm i n at i n g F ath e r ' s p ar e nt a l r i g h t s un d e r 2 3 P a . C . S . A . § 2 5 1 1 ( b ) b e c au s e th e D e p artm e nt o f H um an S e rv i c e s d i d n o t p r e s e nt c o mp e t e nt e v i d e n c e r e g ar d i n g th e n atur e o f th e b o n d b e tw e e n p ar e nt an d C h i l d i n o r d e r t o a s s e s s th e b e s t i nt e r e s t o f th e C h i l d . P R O C E D U RAL H I S T O R Y D .J . M . i s th e M o th e r o f b o th C h i l dr e n : l. G . M . D . an d G .l . M . ( E x hi b i t .. A , . S t at e m e n t o f F a c t s , att a c h e d t o O H S P e t i t i o n fo r I nv o l unt ary T e rmi n at i o n o f P ar e nt a l Ri g h t s , fi l e d 8 / 0 5 /2 0 1 6 , � .. a " ) . E . T. i s th e p ut at i v e /

p r e s ump t i v e F ath e r o f G . I. M . ( E x hi b i t .. A , . S t at e m e nt o f F a c t s . att a c h e d t o O H S P e t i t i o n fo r I nv o l un t ar y T e rm i n at i o n o f P ar e n t a l Ri g h t s , fi l e d 8 / 0 5 / 2 0 1 6 . � · · c " ' ) . O n O c t o b e r 3 1 , 2 0 1 4 , th e D e p artm e n t o f H um an S e rv i c e s ( O H S ) , r e c e i v e d a G e n e ra l P ro t e c t i v e s S e rv i c e s ( O P S ) R e p o rt a ll e g i n g th at th e C h i l dr e n ' s M o th e r , D .J . M . , w a s w i th th e C h i l dr e n o n a s tr e e t c o m e r an d as k e d th e i r M at e rn a l U n cl e . M . S . t o h e l p h e r i n j e c t dru g s ; th at w h e n h e r e fu s e d , M o th e r i n j e c t e d th e dru g s h e r s e l f

; th at th e C h i l dr e n b e g an t o w an d e r o ff s o M . S . t o o k th e C hi l dr e n t o th e h o m e o f th e i r M at e rn a l G ran dm o th e r , S . S . ; an d th at G . I. M . w a s fo un d h o l d i n g M o th e r ' s p ur s e w h i c h h a d n e e d l e s i n i t. T h e R e p o rt a l s o a ll e g e d th at th e C h i l dr e n w e r e w i th M at e rn a l G ran dm o th e r , S . S . w h e r e th e y w e r e t o r e m a i n a c c o r d i n g t o S a fe ty P l an th at w a s c o mp l e t e d o n O c t o b e r 3 1 . 2 0 1 4 . T h e R e p o rt a l s o a ll e g e d th at th e fam i l y w a s r e s i d i n g i n a s h e l t e r ; th at G . I. M .' s F ath e r , E . T. , w a s i n c ar c e rat e d ; an d th at G . I. M . att e n d e d L awt o n E l e m e n t ary S c h o o l i n th e I s t gr a d e an d h a d m i s s e d s e v e r a l d ay s o f s c h o o l. T h e R e p o rt f urth e r a ll e g e d th at M o th e r 3h a d o n g o i n g dru g an d a lc o h o l i s s u e s an d w a s i n a m e th a d o n e p ro g r am , b ut w a s a ll e g e d l y

a b u s i n g m e th a d o n e b y att e n d i n g m o r e th an o n e cl i ni c d a i l y ; an d th at E . T . h a d a c r i m i n a l h i s t o r y an d th at th e fam i l y w a s c urr e n t l y r e c e i v i n g I n H o m e P ro t e c t i v e S e rv i c e s (I H P S ) thr o u g h C o mmun i ty U mb r e ll a A g e n c y ( C U A ) T urn i n g P o i n t s fo r C hi l dr e n . T h i s R e p o rt w a s s ub s t an t i at e d an d d e t e rm i n e d a s v a l i d . ( E x h i b i t .. A" ' S t at e m e nt o f F a c t s , att a c h e d t o O H S P e t i t i o n fo r I nv o l un t ar y T e rm i n at i o n o f P ar e nt a l R i g h t s , fi l e d 8 / 0 5 / 2 0 1 6 , � .. d .. ) . O n O c t o b e r 3 1 , 2 0 1 4 , O H S v i s i t e d th e h o m e o f M at e rn a l G ran dm o th e r , S . S . an d fo un d i t s a fe an d a

p p ro p r i at e . B o th S . S . an d h e r p ar am o ur . J . M . . p a s s e d a ll n e c e s s ar y cl e aran c e s . A S a f

e ty P l an w a s i mp l e m e n t e d . ( E x h i b i t · · A · · S t at e m e n t o f F a c t s . att a c h e d t o O H S P e t i t i o n fo r I nv o l un t ary T e rm i n at i o n o f P ar e nt a l Ri g h t s , fi l e d 8 / 0 5 / 2 0 1 6 , ,i · · e " ' ) . O n N o v e mb e r 3 , 2 0 1 4 , S . S . fo un d n e e d l e s i n h e r h o m e a ft e r M o th e r h a d v i s i t e d th e C h i l dr e n . S . S . fo un d n e e d l e s i n 

### M o th e rs p ur s e . ( E x h i b i t · · A .. S t at e m e n t o f F a c t s , att a c h e d t o O H S P e t i t i o n fo r I nv o l un t ar y T e rm i n at i o n o f P ar e n t a l Ri g h t s , fi l e d 8 / 0 5 /2 0 1 6 , ,i · · f "). O n N o v e mb e r 4 , 2 0 1 4 , M o th e r b e g an r e c e i v i n g i n - p at i e n t dru g an d a lc o h o l tr e atm e n t an d c o un s e l i n g at S O A R . ( E x h i b i t .. A . , S t at e m e n t o f F a c t s . att a c h e d t o O H S P e t i t i o n fo r I nv o l un t ar

y T e rm i n at i o n o f P ar e n t a l Ri g h t s , fi l e d 8 / 0 5 / 2 0 1 6 , � .. g " ) . M o th e r w a s d e n i e d s e rv i c e fr o m h e r m e th a d o n e cl i n i c o n 1 0 /1 6 / 2 0 1 4 d u e t o h i g h e r th an n o rm a l l e v e l s o f m e th a d o n e i n h e r b l o o d , s u g g e s t i n g s h e w a s att e n d i n g m o r e th an o n e cl i n i c o n a d a i l y b a s i s . ( E x hi b i t · · A ' ' S t at e m e n t o f F a c t s , att a c h e d t o O H S P e t i t i o n fo r I nv o l un t ar

y T e rm i n at i o n o f P ar e n t a l Ri g h t s , fi l e d 8 / 0 5 /2 0 1 6 , ,i · · h ' }

4O n 1 1 / 2 4 / 2 0 1 4 , D H S fi l e d an ur g e n t d e p e n d e n t p e t i t i o n . ( E x h i b i t .. A , . S t at e m e n t

o f F a c t s , att a c h e d t o D H S P e t i t i o n fo r I nv o l un t ar y T e rm i n at i o n o f P ar e nt a l Ri g h t s , fi l e d 8 / 0 5 / 2 0 1 6 , � · · i " ) . A d j u d i c at o ry H e ar i n g s fo r th e C h i l dr e n w e r e h e l d o n D e c e mb e r 3 , 2 0 1 4 . b e fo r e th e H o n o rab l e A ll an L. T e r e s hk o . T h e C o urt fo un d th at l e g a l c u s t o dy o fth e C h i l dr e n t o tran s fe r t o D H S an d p hy s i c a l c u s t o dy o f th e C h i l dr e n t o r e m a i n w i th M at e rn a l G ran dm o th e r. D H S h a s c o mp l e t e d h o m e e v a l u at i o n o n G ran dm o th e r ' s h o m e . M o th e r i s r e f e rr e d t o C E U fo r a fo rthw i th fu ll dru g an d a lc o h o l s c r e e n . a s s e s s m e nt , an d m o ni t o r i n g . F ath e r i s r e fe rr e d t o th e C E U uni t fo r a fo rthw i th dru g s c r e e n , a s s e s s m e nt , an d m o n i t o r i n g o n c e h e av a i l s h i m s e l f. C U A t o r e fe r fo r k i n s h i p . M o th e r i s t o h av e s u p e rv i s e d v i s i t s w i th th e C hi l dr e n , an d F ath e r i s t o h av e s u p e rv i s e d v i s i t s i f th e y av a i l th e m s e l v e s . C h i l dr e n ar e s a fe a s o f 1 2 / 0 1/ 2 0 1 4 . ( O r d e r s o fA d j u d i c at i o n an d D i s p o s i t i o n - C h i l d D e p e n d e nt = Am e n d e d , 1 2 / 0 3 /2 0 1 4 ) . O n J anu ary 1 5 , 2 0 1 5 , C U A h e l d a S C P m e e t i n g fo r th e fam i l y . T h e p ar e nt a l o b j e c t i v e s fo r M o th e r w e r e : 1 ) M o th e r w i ll p art i c i p at e i n dru g an d a lc o h o l tr e atm e n t un t i l fu ll y c o mp l e t e d : 2 ) M o th e r w i ll c o nt i nu e m e n t a l h e a l th tr e atm e nt an d c o mp l y w i th m e d i c at i o n m an a g e m e nt ; 3 ) M o th e r w i ll l o c at e s u i t a b l e h o u s i n g w i th s p a c e fo r th e C hi l dr e n ; 4 ) F ath e r , E .T . , w i ll m ak e h i s w h e r e ab o ut s kn o wn an d p art i c i p at e i n p l ann i n g fo r th e C h i l dr e n ' s n e e d s ; an d 5 ) E . T . w i ll c o nt a c t C U A an d p ro v i d e v a l i d c o n t a c t i n fo rm at i o n an d r e s p o n d t o C U A c o rr e s p o n d e n c e . ( E x h i b i t .. A , . S t at e m e n t o f F a c t s , att a c h e d t o D H S P e t i t i o n fo r I nv o l unt ar y T e rm i n at i o n o f P ar e nt a l R i g h t s , fi l e d 8 / 0 5 /2 0 1 6 , � - · 1 " ) .

5A C o nt i nu an c e w as g ran t e d o n M ar c h 2 4 , 2 0 1 5 fo r b o th C h i l dr e n ' s c a s e s . D H S

c o mm i tm e nt s t o s t an d . C a s e s t o r e m a i n s t atu s qu o . ( C o nt i nu an c e O r d e r s , 3 / 2 4 / 2 0 1 5 ) . P e rm an e n c y R e v i e w H e ar i n g s w e r e h e l d fo r b o th C h i l dr e n o n M ay 2 0 , 2 0 1 5 . b e fo r e th e H o n o rab l e A ll an L. T e r e s h k o . O r d e r s w e r e e nt e r e d th at l e g a l c u s t o dy o f th e C h i l dr e n t o r e m a i n w i th D H S , an d p l a c e m e n t t o c o nt i nu e i n F o s t e r C ar e J J C . C h i l dr e n t o r e m a i n c o mm i tt e d . M o th e r i s i n c ar c e r at e d 1 , an d C U A t o arr an g e s u p e rv i s e d v i s i t s at th e p ri s o n fo r M o th e r. C h i l dr e n m ay b e m o v e d t o Ki n s h i p H o m e o f G r an dm o th e r p r i o r t o n e x t c o urt d at e b y a g r e e m e nt o f th e p art i e s . l. G . M . D . r e f e rr e d t o C h i l dr e n ' s C r i s i s T r e atm e n t C e nt e r fo r s e rv i c e s . H e r F ath e r . K . D .' s v i s i t s ar e s u s p e n d e d un t i l furth e r o r d e r o f th e c o urt an d a ft e r C h i l d ' s e v a l u at i o n at C C T C. ( P e rm an e n c y R e v i e w O r d e r s , 5 /2 0 / 2 0 1 5 ) . P e rm an e n c y R e v i e w H e ar i n g s w e r e h e l d fo r b o th C h i l dr e n o n Au g u s t 1 3 , 2 0 1 5 . b e fo r e th e H o n o rab l e A ll an L. T e r e s hk o . O r d e r s w e r e e n t e r e d th at l e g a l c u s t o dy o f th e C h i l dr e n t o r e m a i n w i th D H S , an d p l a c e m e nt o f l. G . M . D . t o r e m a i n i n F o s t e r C ar e thr o u g h J F C S - s u

p e rv i s e d b y C U A T urn i n g P o i n t s fo r C h i l dr e n . C h i l d i s e nr o ll e d i n th e ra p y s e rv i c e s thr o u g h J JP I. h o w e v e r th e th e r a p i s t c an c e l e d o n th e f

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p t o - d at e w i th h e r m e d i c a l an d d e nta l. G . I. M . t o r e m a i n i n F o s t e r C ar e thr o u g h C U A T urn i n g P o i n t s fo r C h i l dr e n . C h i l d h a s i nt ak e a p p o i n tm e nt thr o u g h th e W e d g e s c h e d u l e d fo r 8 /1 4 / 2 0 1 5 , an d i s u

p - t o - d at e w i th m e d i c a l an d d e n t a l. M o th e r i s r e fe rr e d t o C E U fo r a s s e s s m e n t , fo rthw i th dru g s c r e e n w i th thr e e r an d o m dru g s c r e e n s an d d u a l d i a gn o s i s .

1 S e c u r e C o u rt S u m m a ry : D . J . M . , d / o / b : 0 7 / 1 4 / 1 9 8 4 . 6M o th e r i s n o t t o h av e v i s i t at i o n w i th th e C h i l dr e n un l e s s r e c o mm e n d e d b y th e C hi l dr e n ' s

th e ra p i s t. I. G . M . D .' s F ath e r . K . O : s v i s i t s ar e s u s p e n d e d un t i l furth e r o r d e r o f th e c o urt . ( P e rm an e n c y R e v i e w O r d e r s . 8 / 1 3 / 2 0 1 5 ) . O n S e p t e mb e r 1 7 , 2 0 1 5 , M o th e r w a s r e fe rr e d t o A R C fo r an g e r m an a g e m e n t , h o u s i n g , m e nt a l h e a lth . an d p ar e nt e d u c at i o n . ( E x h i b i t · · A · · S t at e m e n t o f F a c t s . att a c h e d t o O H S P e t i t i o n fo r I nv o l un t ary T e rm i n at i o n o f P ar e nt a l Ri g h t s , fi l e d 8 / 0 5 /2 0 1 6 , 1 ' · p " ) . A C E U R e p o rt fo r M o th e r d at e d 1 0 / 2 9 / 2 0 1 5 , r e fl e c t e d th e fo ll o w i n g : M o th e r t e s t e d p o s i t i v e fo r o p i at e s o n 1 0 /1 4 / 2 0 1 5 : t e s t e d n e g at i v e fo r a ll s ub s t an c e s o n 8 /1 3 & 8 /1 5 / 2 0 1 5 ; M o th e r s c h e d u l e d an a p p o i n tm e nt w i th th e C E U fo r 9 /1 5 /2 0 1 5 t o p ro v i d e v e r i fi c at i o n fo r h e r e nr o ll m e nt i n tr e atm e nt. S h e w a s a n o c a ll /n o s h o w t o th e a p p o i ntm e nt. C E U , th e r e fo r e . c o u l d n e i th e r c o n fi rm n o r d e ny M o th e r ' s tr e atm e nt s t atu s . ( E x h i b i t ' · A ' . S t at e m e nt o f F a c t s , att a c h e d t o O H S P e t i t i o n fo r I nv o l un t ar y T e rm i n at i o n o f P ar e nt a l R i g h t s . fi l e d 8 / 0 5 / 2 0 1 6 , ,i · · o " ) . O n O c t o b e r 2 2 , 2 0 1 5 . C U A h e l d a S C P m e e t i n g fo r th e fam i l y . T h e p ar e n t a l o b j e c t i v e s fo r M o th e r w e r e : 1 ) M o th e r w i ll p art i c i p at e i n dru g an d a lc o h o l tr e atm e n t an d c o mp l y w i th r e c o mm e n d at i o n s ; 2 ) M o th e r w i ll c o mp l y w i th h e r c o urt - o r d e r e d r an d o m dru g s c r e e n s t o m a i n t a i n s o b r i e ty ; 3 ) M o th e r t o c o mp l y w i th h e r d u a l d i a g n o s i s tr e atm e nt : 4 ) M o th e r w i ll p art i c i p at e i n c o ur s e s thr o u g h A R C a s r e f e rr e d ; 5 ) M o th e r w ill l o c at e s u i t a b l e h o u s i n g w i th s p a c e fo r th e C hi l dr e n ; 6 ) F ath e r . E . T . , w i ll m ak e h i s w h e r e ab o ut s kn o wn an d p art i c i p at e i n p l anni n g fo r th e C h i l dr e n 

### ' s n e e d s ; an d 7 ) E . T . w i ll c o nt a c t C U A an d p ro v i d e v a l i d c o n t a c t i n fo rm at i o n an d r e s p o n d t o C U A c o rr e s p o n d e n c e . M o th e r att e n d e d th i s m e e t i n g . ( E xh i b i t .. A · · S t at e m e n t o f F a c t s , att a c h e d t o D H S P e t i t i o n fo r I nv o l unt ar

y T e rm i n at i o n o f P ar e n t a l Ri g h t s , fil e d 8 / 0 5 / 2 0 1 6 . ,i- · q · · ) . 7P e rm an e n c y R e v i e w H e ar i n g s w e r e h e l d fo r b o th C h i l dr e n o n O c t o b e r 3 0 , 2 0 1 5 ,

b e fo r e Juv e n i l e C o urt H e ar i n g O ffi c e r. W ill i am T . R i c e . C o urt O r d e r s w e r e e nt e r e d th at l e g a l c u s t o dy o f th e C h i l dr e n t o r e m a i n w i th D H S , an d p l a c e m e n t o f l. G . M . D . t o r e m a i n i n F o s t e r C ar e thro u g h B e th ann a . C h i l d att e n d s d ay c ar e . an d i s m e d i c a ll y u p - t o - d at e . S h e h a s e c z e m a an d i s b e i n g tr e at e d . C hi l d h a d i nt ak e at JJ P I an d w a s r e fe r r e d t o C C T C . S h e h a s t e l e p h o n e c o nt a c t w i th h e r s i b l i n g . G . I. M . att e n d s P e nnyp a c k e r S c h o o l i n th e 2 n d g ra d e . an d i s m e d i c a ll y u p - t o - d at e . C h i l d r e c e i v e s w e e k l y i n d i v i d u a l th e ra p y at th e W e d g e , an d h a s t e l e p h o n e c o nt a c t w i th h e r s i b l i n g . M o th e r i s att e n d i n g P ar e n t i n g an d an g e r m an a g e m e nt at A R C . an d w i ll b e g i n Jo b T ra i n i n g . Wh e r e ab o ut s o f b o th F ath e r s ar e unkn o wn . C h i l dr e n t o r e m a i n i n th e ra p y , an d C U A t o e xp l o r e k i n s h i p r e s o ur c e s . M o th e r r e fe rr e d t o C E U fo rthw i th fo r fu ll dru g an d a l c o h o l s c r e e n d u a l d i a g n o s i s . a s s e s s m e nt an d m o n i t o ri n g an d 3 ran d o m s p r i o r t o n e x t c o urt d at e . M o th e r r e fe r r e d t o B H S fo r c o n s u lt at i o n/ e v a l u at i o n . B o th F ath e r s r e fe rr e d t o C E U fo rthw i th fo r fu ll dru g an d a lc o h o l s c r e e n . d

u al d i a g n o s i s an d a s s e s s m e n t an d m o n i t o r i n g , w h e n th e y av a i l th e m s e l v e s . ( P e rm an e n c y R e v i e w O r d e r s , 1 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 1 5 ) . O n J anu ar

y 2 0 . 2 0 1 6 , a r e v i s e d S C P m e e t i n g w a s h e l d c o n c e rn i n g th e fam i l y . T h e p ar e nt a l o b

j e c t i v e s w e r e : 1 ) M o th e r w i ll p art i c i p at e i n dru g an d a l c o h o l tr e atm e nt an d c o mp l y w i th r e c o mm e n d at i o n s ; 2 ) M o th e r w i ll c o mp l y w i th h e r c o urt - o r d e r e d r an d o m dru g s c r e e n s t o m a i n t a i n s o b ri e ty ; 3 ) M o th e r w i ll u p d at e th e C U A c a s e m an a g e r a s t o any n e w m e d i c at i o n s p r e s c r i b e d fo r h e r ; 4 ) M o th e r w i ll p art i c i p at e i n p ar e nt i n g . an g e r m an a g e m e nt. an d e mp l o ym e nt c o ur s e s thr o u g h A R C ; 5 ) M o th e r w i ll l o c at e s u i t ab l e h o u s i n g w i th o p e rab l e ut i l i t i e s ; 6 ) F ath e r , E . T . , w i ll m ak e h i s w h e r e ab o ut s kn o w n an d p art i c i p at e i n p l ann i n g fo r th e C h i l dr e n ' s n e e d s ; an d 7 ) E . T . w i ll c o n t a c t C U A

8an d p ro v i d e v a l i d c o nt a c t i n fo rm at i o n an d r e s p o n d t o C U A c o rr e s p o n d e n c e . 8 ) F ath e r ,

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b l e ut i li t i e s ; 1 1 ) K . D . , w i ll c o mp l e t e a p ar e nt i n g e d u c at i o n c o ur s e . M o th e r an d F ath e r. K . D . , p art i c i p at e d i n th e m e e t i n g b y t e l e p h o n e . ( E x h i b i t .. A · · S t at e m e nt o f F a c t s . att a c h e d t o O H S P e t i t i o n fo r I nv o l unt ar y T e rm i n at i o n o f P ar e nt a l Ri g h t s , fi l e d 8 / 0 5 /2 0 1 6 , 

### 1 · · s" · ) . A C E U R e p o rt fo r M o th e r d at e d I / 2 6 / 2 0 1 6 . r e fl e c t e d th e fo ll o w i n g : M o th e r p art i c i p at e d i n a dru g an d a lc o h o l a s s e s s m e n t at F am i l y C o urt o n 1 2 / 0 3 /2 0 1 5 an d w a s r e fe rr e d t o I nt e n s i v e O ut p at i e nt D u a l D i a g n o s i s T r e atm e nt at P ark s i d e R e c o v e r y ; M o th e r fa i l e d t o att e n d h e r in t ak e a p p o i ntm e n t o n 1/ 0 2 /2 0 1 6 , a s p e r T yro n e F r az i e r at P ark s i d e R e c o v e r y ; C E U r e c o mm e n d e d th at M o th e r r e s c h e d u l e an i n t ak e a

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y an d s t ay un t i l th e s u c c e s s c o mp l e t i o n o fth e p ro g ram . ( E x h i b i t .. A , . S t at e m e n t o f F a c t s . att a c h e d t o O H S P e t i t i o n fo r I nv o l unt ary T e rm i n at i o n o f P ar e n t a l Ri g h t s , fi l e d 8 / 0 5 / 2 0 1 6 , � · V '). P e rm an e n c y R e v i e w H e ar i n g s w e r e h e l d fo r b o th C h i l dr e n o n J anu ar y 2 7 . 2 0 1 6 , b e fo r e th e H o n o r a

b l e A ll an L. T e r e s hk o . C o urt O r d e r s w e r e e nt e r e d th at l e g a l c u s t o dy o f th e C h i l dr e n t o r e m a i n w i th O H S . an d p l a c e m e nt o f I. G . M . D . t o r e m a i n i n P r e - A d o p t i v e H o m e thr o u g h J J C. V i s i t at i o n w i th h e r s i b l i n g i s o c c urri n g at l e a s t tw i c e a m o n th . M o th e r an d F ath e r h av e s u p e rv i s e d v i s i t s w i th th e C h i l d at th e A g e n c y , v i s i t s ar e t o c o nt i nu e a s arr an g e d . C h i l d att e n d s T O P S D ay C ar e , an d r e c e i v e s i n d i v i d u a l th e ra p y thr o u g h JJ P I. G .I . M . t o r e m a i n i n a P r e - A d o p t i v e H o m e thr o u g h J F C S . V i s i t at i o n w i th h e r s i b l i n g i s o c c urr i n g at l e a s t tw i c e a m o nth . M o th e r h a s s u p e rv i s e d v i s i t s w i th th e

9C h i l d at th e A g e n c y , v i s i t s ar e t o c o n t i nu e a s arr an g e d . C h i l d att e n d s P e nnyp a c k e r

S c h o o l , 2 n d gr a d e , an d r e c e i v e s i n d i v i d u a l th e ra p y thr o u g h T h e W e d g e . A R e p o rt fr o m C E U fo r M o th e r i s i n c o rp o rat e d i n t o th e r e c o r d . M o th e r i s r e - r e f e rr e d t o C E U fo r as s e s s m e n t an d fo rthw i th dru g s c r e e n . A ll s e rv i c e s fo r th e C h i l dr e n t o c o nt i nu e . C U A t o e xp l o r e a p o t e nt i a l r e s o ur c e fo r th e C h i l dr e n . C h i l dr e n m ay b e m o v e d p r i o r t o th e n e x t c o urt d at e b y a g r e e m e nt o f th e p art i e s . ( P e rm an e n c y R e v i e w O r d e r s , 1 /2 7 / 2 0 1 6 ) . O n Ap r i l 1 2 . 2 0 1 6 , M o th e r t e s t e d p o s i t i v e fo r P h e n c y cl i d i n e ( P C P ) at P ark s i d e F rank fo r d . ( E xh i b i t .. A · · S t at e m e nt o f F a c t s , att a c h e d t o D H S P e t i t i o n fo r I nv o l un t ary T e rm i n at i o n o f P ar e nt a l R i g h t s . fi l e d 8 / 0 5 /2 0 1 6 . 1 · · w · } A C E U R e p o rt fo r M o th e r d at e d 4 / 1 9 / 2 0 1 6 . r e fl e c t e d th e fo ll o w i n g : M o th e r w a s th e n att e n d i n g s u

b s t an c e ab u s e tr e atm e n t at P ark s i d e - F r ank fo r d : a s p e r M o th e rs c o un s e l o r at P ark s i d e - F rank fo r d , M o th e r h a d m a d e e ff o rt s d ur i n g th e p a s t p e r i o d t o furth e r h e r r e c o v e r

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u a l s e s s i o n s an d e xp r e s s e d a d e s i r e t o r e un i t e w i th h e r C h i l dr e n ; M o th e r w a s t ak i n g p r e s c r i b e d S ub o x o n e t o s t ab i l i z e h e r O p i at e u s e d i s o r d e r. M o th e r r e n d e r e d n e g at i v e dru g s c r e e n o n 1 / 2 7 / 2 0 1 6 , at F am i l y C o urt an d 4 / 0 7 / 2 0 1 6 , at P ark s i d e F rankf o r d ; M o th e r t e s t e d p o s i t i v e fo r P C P o n 4 /1 2 / 2 0 1 6 , at P ark s i d e - F rankf o r d . ( E x h i b i t ..

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y T e rm i n at i o n o f P ar e nt a l Ri g h t s , fi l e d 8 / 0 5 /2 0 1 6 , 1 · · x .. ) . P e rm an e n c y R e v i e w H e ar i n g s w e r e h e l d fo r b o th C h i l dr e n o n Ap ri l 2 0 , 2 0 1 6 , b e fo r e th e H o n o rab l e A ll an L. T e r e s hk o . C o urt O r d e r s w e r e e nt e r e d th at l e g a l c u s t o dy o f th e C h i l dr e n t o r e m a i n w i th D H S , an d p l a c e m e n t o f l. G . M . D . t o r e m a i n i n F o s t e r H o m e thr o u g h T ab o r. R e m a i n a s c o mm i tt e d . G . I. M . t o r e m a i n i n F o s t e r H o m e thr o u g h J F C S .

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b l e an d k e p t a s k i n g to l e av e . ( E x h i b i t · · A · · S t at e m e nt o f F a c t s . att a c h e d t o D H S P e t i t i o n fo r I nv o l un t ary T e rm i n at i o n o f P ar e nt a l Ri g h t s . fi l e d 8 / 0 5 /2 0 1 6 , ,r · · y .. ) . P e rm an e n c y R e v i e w H e ari n g s w e r e h e l d fo r b o th C h i l dr e n o n M ay 2 5 . 2 0 1 6 , b e fo r e th e H o n o r ab l e A ll an L. T e r e s hk o . C o urt O r d e r s w e r e e n t e r e d th at l e g a l c u s t o dy o f th e C h i l dr e n t o r e m a i n w i th D H S , an d p l a c e m e nt o f l. G . M . D . t o r e m a i n i n F o s t e r H o m e thr o u g h T urni n g P o i n t s , an d G . I. M . t o r e m a i n i n F o s t e r H o m e thro u g h J F C S . W e e k l y s u p e rv i s e d v i s i t s w i th M o th e r an d F ath e r , K . D . . ar e t o c o nt i nu e . R e m a i n a s c o mm i tt e d . M o th e r r e f

e rr e d t o C E U fo r a s s e s s m e nt , m o n i t o ri n g , fo rthw i th dru g s c r e e n an d 3 ran d o m s p r i o r t o n e x t c o urt d at e . F ath e r . K . D . i s r e f e rr e d t o C E U fo r a s s e s s m e nt. m o ni t o r i n g . fo rthw i th dru g s c r e e n an d 3 ran d o m s p r i o r t o n e x t c o urt d at e . M o th e r an d F ath e r . K. D . ar e t o s i g n c o n s e nt s fo r I. G . M . D . t o b e m o v e d t o th e h o m e o f Amb e r K e ll y b y a g r e e m e nt o f D H S an d C h i l dr e n A dv o c at e , an d t o s i g n c o n s e nt s fo r th e C h i l d at T r e e o f L i fe . F ath e r , K . D . w a s r e f

e rr e d fo r p ar e n t i n g . I. G . M . D . i s r e c e i v i n g s e rv i c e s thr o u g h T r e e o f L i fe . ( P e rm an e n c y R e v i e w O r d e r s . 5 / 2 5 / 2 0 1 6 ) .

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u e t o i n c o n s i s t e n c y w i th th e tr e atm e nt. ( E x h i b i t .. A · ' S t at e m e nt o f F a c t s , att a c h e d t o O H S P e t i t i o n fo r I nv o l unt ar y T e rm i n at i o n o f P ar e n t a l R i g h t s . fi l e d 8 / 0 5 / 2 0 1 6 , 

### � !" aa ' · ) . P e rm an e n c y R e v i e w H e ar i n g s w e r e h e l d fo r b o th C h i l dr e n o n Au g u s t 2 4 , 2 0 1 6 , b e fo r e th e H o n o rab l e Ri c h ar d 

### J . G o r d o n . C o urt O r d e r s w e r e e nt e r e d th at l e g a l c u s t o dy o f th e C h i l dr e n t o r e m a i n w i th D H S . an d p l a c e m e n t o f I. G . M . D . t o r e m a i n i n F o s t e r H o m e thr o u g h T urn i n g P o i n t s , an d G . I. M . t o r e m a i n i n F o s t e r H o m e thro u g h J F C S . C h i l dr e n ar e d o i n g w e l l. C E U s ub m i tt e d R e p o rt a s t o M o th e r. G . 1. M .' s F ath e r , E . T . , a d dr e s s i s 1 1 1 5 S o uth 5 4 S tr e e t , an d m a i l i n g a d dr e s s i s 1 4 1 2 S o uth A d d i s o n S tr e e t. M o th e r an d F ath e r . K . D . , ar e r e fe rr e d b a c k t o C E U fo r a s s e s s m e n t , fu ll dru g an d a l c o h o l s c r e e n s , an d 3 ran d o m s c r e e n s p ri o r t o n e x t c o urt d at e , o n c e th e y av a i l th e m s e l v e s . A C S t o d o P L S o n M o th e r. C U A T urn i n g P o i n t s fo r C h i l dr e n t o e xp l or e P at e rn a l G ran dm o th e r o f G . I. M . as p o s s i b l e p l a c e m e nt/k i n s h i p r e s o ur c e an d d o h o m e a s s e s s m e nt o n F ath e r . E . T .' s h o m e . C o n t i nu an c e G r ant e d . ( P e rm an e n c y R e v i e w O r d e r s , 8 / 2 4 / 2 0 1 6 ) . C o nt i nu an c e w a s g rant e d o n D e c e mb e r 1 4 , 2 0 1 6 fo r b o th C h i l dr e n ' s c a s e s . O H S c o mm i tm e n t s t o s t an d . R e qu e s t b y A C S , an d c a s e s t o r e m a i n s t at u s qu o . ( C o nt i nu an c e O r d e r s . 1 2 /1 4 / 2 0 1 6 ) . P e rm an e n c y R e v i e w H e ari n g s w e r e h e l d fo r b o th C h i l dr e n o n Ap r i l 2 7 , 2 0 1 7 . b e fo r e th e H o n o r ab l e A ll an L. T e r e s hk o . C o urt O r d e r s w e r e e n t e r e d th at l e g a l c u s t o dy o f th e C h i l dr e n t o r e m a i n w i th O H S , an d p l a c e m e n t o fC hi l dr e n t o r e m a i n i n F o s t e r H o m e thr o u g h T urn i n g P o i nt s . C h i l dr e n ar e s a f e a s o f 4 / 0 6 / 2 0 1 7 . M o th e r an d F ath e r , K. D . . r e fe rr e d t o C E U fo rthw i th fo r fu ll dru g an d a lc o h o l s c r e e n , a s s e s s m e n t an d m o n i t o r i n g

1 2an d 3 r an d o m s p r i o r t o n e x t c o urt d at e . D H S t o d o P L S o n M o th e r an d p r i s o n s e ar c h .

C U A t o c o nt a c t F ath e r , K . D . , p ro b at i o n o ffi c e r t o fi n d o ut hi s a d dr e s s . F ath e r , E . T . . r e s i d e s at 1 1 1 5 S o uth 5 4 S tr e e t , P h i l a d e l p h i a , P A 1 9 1 4 3 . L e g a l L i a i s o n U n i t t o a dm i n i s tr at i v e l y a

p p o i nt c o un s e l fo r e a c h C h i l d an d C l a i r M i c h e ll e S t e w art t o r e m a i n a s G A L fo r b o th C h i l dr e n . N e x t l i s t i n g i s a C o n t e s t e d G o a l C h an g e h e ar i n g . ( P e rm an e n c y R e v i e w O r d e r s . 4 / 2 7 / 2 0 1 7 )

T E RMI N A T I O N H E A RI N G S T h i s C o urt h e l d th e C o n t e s t e d T e rm i n at i o n an d G o a l C h an g e H e ar i n g fo r b o th C h i l dr e n o n Ju l y 2 0 . 2 0 1 7 , r e g ar d i n g M o th e r an d b o th F ath e r s · p ar e n t a l r i g h t s . M o th e r. D . J . M . d i d n o t att e n d th e h e ar i n g , b ut w a s r e p r e s e n t e d b y c o un s e l. N g h i D u o n g V o . G . I. M . 

### ' s F ath e r , E . T . , att e n d e d th e h e ar i n g an d w a s r e p r e s e n t e d b y c o un s e l. D an i e l S i l v e r . 1. G . M . D . ' s F ath e r. K . D . , d i d n o t att e n d th e h e ar i n g , b ut w a s r e p r e s e n t e d b y c o un s e l , N e a l M a s c i ant o n i o . (N . T . 7 /2 0 / 2 0 1 7 . p .3 at 1 0 - 1 8 ) . T h e fi r s t w i tn e s s t o t e s t i fy w a s I e s h a E r w i n , C a s e M an a g e r fr o m C U A - T urn i n g P o i nt s fo r C h i l dr e n . M s . E r w i n s t at e d s h e h a s b e e n th e C a s e M an a g e r fo r b o th C h i l dr e n s i n c e th e fa ll o f

2 0 1 5 t o D e c e mb e r 2 0 1 6 . S h e n o t e d th e C h i l dr e n c am e i nt o c ar e w h e n th e y w e r e l e ft w an d e r i n g th e s tr e e t w h i l e M o th e r w a s u s i n g dru g s . T h e C h i l dr e n w e r e r e m o v e d fr o m M o th e r ' s c ar e an d p l a c e d at th e M at e rn a l G ran dm o th e r ' s h o u s e . S h e n o t e d th e C h i l dr e n w e r e n e v e r i n th e c ar e o f th e i r F ath e r s . (N . T . 7 / 2 0 / 2 0 1 7 , p . 10 at 5 - 2 5 ; p . 1 1 at 1 - 2 5 ) . M s . E r w i n t e s t i fi e d th e S i n g l e C a s e P l an o b j e c t i v e s fo r F ath e r , E . T . , w e r e fo r h i m t o m ak e h i s w h e r e ab o ut s kn o wn . A t th at t i m e , s h e n o t e d th at th e o n l y i n fo rm at i o n th e y 13h a d w a s hi s n am e , an d d i d n o t g e t an a d dr e s s unt i l a P L S w a s c o mp l e t e d i n D e c e mb e r o f

2 0 1 5 , w hi c h w a s 1 4 1 2 S o uth A ll e nt o w n S tr e e t . P h i l a d e l p h i a , P A. S h e s e n t a l e tt e r t o F ath e r at th at a d dr e s s an d d i d n o t r e c e i v e a r e s p o ns e . (N . T . 7 /2 0 / 2 0 1 7 , p . 1 4 at 2 1 - 2 5 ; p . 1 5 at 1 - 2 0 ) . M s . E r w i n s t at e d s h e m e t F ath e r at th e c o urt h e ar i n g o n Au g u s t 2 0 1 6 . w h e n h e a c kn o w l e d g e d th at h e kn e w h i s C h i l d w a s un d e r O H S c ar e b ut w a s un d e r th e i mp r e s s i o n th at s h e w a s g o i n g t o g e t th e C h i l dr e n b a c k . H e t o l d h e r h e w a s tr y i n g t o c o nt a c t M o th e r o n s o c i a l m e d i a b e c au s e h e d i d n o t h av e h e r p h o n e numb e r , b ut s h e w o u l d n o t g i v e h i m th e a g e n c y ' s c o nt a c t i n fo rm at i o n . (N . T . 7 /2 0 / 2 0 1 7 , p .1 5 at 2 1 - 2 5 ; p . 1 6 at 1 - 2 5 ) . S h e furth e r t e s t i fi e d th at F ath e r t o l d h e r h e d i d n o t h av e a p p ro p r i at e h o u s i n g fo r r e un i fi c at i o n w i th h i s C h i l d , an d t o l d h e r h e w a s e mp l o y e d a s a c ab dr i v e r b ut d i d n o t p ro v i d e d o c um e n t at i o n o f e mp l o ym e n t . F ath e r b e g an h av i n g s u p e rv i s e d v i s i t s w i th th e C h i l d at th e A g e n c y a ft e r Au g u s t 2 0 1 6 . an d th e v i s i t s w e r e a p p ro p r i at e , an d h e w o u l d e i th e r d o h o m e w o rk w i th th e C h i l d o r c o l o r w i th h e r an d o v e ra ll , p o s i t i v e i nt e ra c t i o n s . T h e C h i l d d i d n o t h av e any p art i c u l ar r e a c t i o n w h e n v i s i t at i o n t e rm i n at e d w i th F ath e r. (N . T . 7 / 2 0 /2 0 1 7 , p . 1 7 at 1 5 - 2 5 ; p .1 8 at l - 2 5 ; p . 1 9 at 1 - 1 6 ) . M s . E rw i n t e s t i fi e d th e S C P w a s u p d at e d an d th e o b

j e c t i v e s fo r F ath e r w e r e t o m a i n t a i n h o u s i n g , c o mp l e t e p ar e nt i n g cl a s s e s an d att e n d v i s i t at i o n w i th th e C h i l d . T h e r e w e r e n o dru g o r a l c o h o l o r m e n t a l h e a l th r e qu i r e m e nt s i n th e S C P fo r F ath e r. F ath e r ' s v i s i t s w e r e c o n s i s t e n t , o n c e th e y b e g an . S h e r e f e rr e d F ath e r t o A R C fo r p ar e nt i n g cl a s s e s . h o w e v e r s h e d i d n o t kn o w i fh e c o mp l e t e d th e cl as s e s . S h e fi n a ll y s t at e d s h e b e l i e v e d F ath e r w a s b u i l d i n g a b o n d w i th th e C hi l d . (N . T . 7 / 2 0 / 2 0 1 7 , p . 2 8 at 1 - 2 5 ; p . 2 9 at 1 - 5 ) .

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R e g ar d i n g th e F ath e r ' s b o n d w i th th e C h i l d , M s . E r w i n o p i n e d th at s h e w a s un c e rt a i n i fth e C h i l d w o u l d s u ff e r i rr e p ar ab l e h arm i f F ath e r ' s p ar e nt a l r i g h t s w e r e t e rm i n at e d b e c au s e at th e t i m e s h e s t o p p e d m an a g i n g th e c a s e , th e C h i l d w a s j u s t g e tt i n g t o kn o w F ath e r. (N . T . 7 / 2 0 /2 0 1 7 . p . 3 0 at 5 - 2 4 ) . M s . E rw i n s t at e d th at th e C h i l dr e n w e r e p l a c e d w i th th e c urr e nt fo s t e r p ar e n t th at i s p r e s e n t i n th e c o urt h e ar i n g an d th e i r b e h av i o r h a s b e e n p r e tty p l e a s ant. T h e y w e r e g ra d u a ll y g e tt i n g b e tt e r. an d th e y w e r e s t ab l e , d o i n g w e l l. an d w e r e b o n d i n g w i th th e i r c ar e g i v e r. (N . T . 7 / 2 0 / 2 0 1 7 . p . 2 0 at 1 - 1 1 ) . C ath e r i n e D e v i n e , C U A C a s e m an a g e r , w a s th e n e x t w i tn e s s t o t e s t i fy . S h e b e c am e th e C a s e M an a g e r i n D e c e mb e r 2 0 1 6 , an d r e m a i n s a s C a s e M an a g e r fo r b o th C h i l dr e n t o th e p r e s e nt. R e g ar d i n g F ath e r ' s c a s e p l an o b j e c t i v e s , s h e t e s t i fi e d th at w h e n s h e t o o k o v e r th e c a s e th e o b j e c t i v e s fo r F ath e r w e r e t o c o mp l e t e a h o m e a s s e s s m e n t , p ro v i d e d o c um e n t at i o n o f e mp l o ym e n t , an d t o c o mp l y w i th c o urt o r d e r s r e g ar d i n g v i s i t at i o n an d p ar e n t i n g cl a s s e s . (N . T . 7 / 2 0 / 2 0 1 7 , p . 3 5 at 2 1 - 2 5 : p . 3 6 at 1 ) . M s . D e v i n e n o t e d th at F ath e r d i d c o mp l e t e th e p ar e nt i n g c o ur s e , an d s h e o b t a i n e d a c o p y o fth e c e rt i fi c at e . R e g ar d i n g e mp l o ym e n t , F ath e r t o l d h e r h e dri v e s fo r Ub e r , h o w e v e r , c o u l d n o t p ro v i d e r e c e i p t s t o p ro v e th e e mp l o ym e nt b ut d i d s h o w h e r hi s t e l e p h o n e w h e r e ri d e s w e r e l i s t e d . R e g ar d i n g h o u s i n g . s h e s t at e d th at F ath e r d i d n o t h av e a p p ro p r i at e h o u s i n g an d i n s t e a d w an t e d h i s m o th e r t o t ak e th e C h i l d i nt o h e r h o m e i n s t e a d o f h i m s e l f

. (N . T. 7 / 2 0 /2 0 1 7 , p . 3 6 at 2 - 1 7 ) . S h e furth e r t e s t i fi e d th at s h e h a s s u p e rv i s e d F ath e r ' s v i s i t s w i th th e C h i l d an d h a s o b s e rv e d th at th e y h av e p o s i t i v e i nt e ra c t i o n s . F ath e r h a s h a d 1 2 v i s i t s w i th th e C h i l d th at s h e h a s o b s e rv e d , w h i c h o c c ur o n c e p e r w e e k . S h e n o t e d th e y i nt e ra c t a l o t , an d h e

1 5p ro v i d e s h e r w i th cl o th i n g an d s h o e s . H e d o e s h o m e w o rk w i th h e r an d th e y p l ay g am e s .

H o w e v e r , s h e o p i n e d s h e d o e s n o t b e l i e v e th e C h i l d w o u l d s u ff e r i rr e p arab l e h arm i f F ath e r ' s p ar e nt a l ri g h t s ar e t e rm i n at e d b e c au s e th e b o n d i n g w i th F ath e r h a s j u s t b e g un , an d th e C h i l d h a s e xp r e s s e d t o h e r th at s h e w ant s t o r e m a i n w i th th e fo s t e r m o th e r. T h e C h i l d k n o w s w h o h e r F ath e r i s . h o w e v e r. s o m e t i m e s d o e s n o t w an t t o att e n d th e v i s i t s an d d o e s n o t l i k e th e b a c k an d fo rth p ro c e s s . T h e r e fo r e , s h e b e l i e v e s th e b e s t i n t e r e s t s o f th e C h i l d w o u l d b e s e rv e d i f s h e w a s a d o p t e d b y th e fo s t e r p ar e nt b e c au s e b o th C h i l dr e n n e e d s t a b i l i ty an d c o n s i s t e n c y . an d th e y r e c e i v e th at w i th th e c urr e nt fo s t e r p ar e n t . (N . T . 7 / 2 0 / 2 0 1 7 , p . 3 6 at 1 8 - 2 5 : p . 3 7 at 1 - 2 5 ; p . 3 9 at 7 - 2 3 ) . M s . D e v i n e furth e r t e s t i fi e d s h e h a s o b s e rv e d th e i n t e ra c t i o n s b e tw e e n th e C h i l dr e n an d th e i r p r e - a d o p t i v e fo s t e r p ar e nt. T h e y c a ll th e fo s t e r p ar e n t M o m , an d b o th s t at e d t o h e r th at th e y d o n o t w ant t o l e av e h e r h o u s e an d w an t t o s t ay th e r e . S h e furth e r t e s t i fi e d , i t i s a p ar e nt - c hi l d r e l at i o n s h i p th e y h av e w i th th e fo s t e r p ar e nt. I. G . M . D . h a s b e e n w i th fo s t e r p ar e nt. T am i k a N e l s o n , s i n c e 5 /4 / 2 0 1 6 an d G . I. M . h a s b e e n w i th h e r s i n c e 1 0 / 1 9 / 2 0 1 6 . B o th C h i l dr e n ar e d o i n g v e r y w e ll i n th e fo s t e r h o m e , an d e s p e c i a ll y I. G . M . D . i s p ro g r e s s i n g . T h e fo s t e r m o th e r w o rk s v e r y h ar d w i th h e r , an d b o th C h i l dr e n h av e a p o s i t i v e r e l at i o n s h i p w i th h e r . (N .T . 7 / 2 0 /2 0 1 7 , p . 3 4 at 2 2 - 2 5 ; p . 3 5 at 1 - 2 0 ) . O n c ro s s - e x am i n at i o n b y M ar y A. G a l e o t a , th e C h i l d A dv o c at e . M s . E rw i n t e s t i fi e d th at I. G . M . D . i s n o w 6 y e ar s o l d , an d G . I. M . i s 9 y e ar s o l d . S h e n o t e d th e C h i l dr e n t o l d h e r th e y w ant t o s t ay i n th e fo s t e r h o m e , an d th e r e ar e o th e r C h i l dr e n l i v i n g th e r e , M s . N e l s o n ' s b i o l o g i c a l d au g h t e r an d tw o n e p h e w s , w h o ar e i n Ki n s h i p w i th h e r. (N . T. 7 /2 0 /2 0 1 7 , p . 4 0 at 2 2 - 2 5 ; p .4 1 at 1 - 1 5 ) .

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b l e n e s s . p art i a l i ty . p r e j u d i c e . b i a s . o r i ll - w i l l. W e h av e p r e v i o u s l y e mp h a s i z e d o ur d e fe r e n c e t o tr i a l c o urt s th at o ft e n h av e fi r s t - h an d o b s e rv at i o n s o fth e p art i e s s p ann i n g mu lt i p l e h e ar i n g s . I n r e T . S . M . , 6 2 0 P a . 6 0 2 , 7 1 A . 3 d 2 5 1 , 2 6 7 ( 2 0 1 3 ) ( c i t at i o n s an d qu o t at i o n m ark s o m i tt e d ) I n r e A d o p t i o n o f C. D . R. , 2 0 1 5 P A S u p e r 5 4 , 1 1 1 A. 3 d 1 2 1 2 , 1 2 1 5 ( 2 0 1 5 ) . T e rm i n at i o n o f p ar e n t a l r i g h t s i s g o v e rn e d b y S e c t i o n 2 5 1 1 o fth e A d o p t i o n A c t 2 3 P a . C. S . A . § § 2 10 1 - 2 9 3 8 , w h i c h r e qu i r e s a b i fur c at e d an a l y s i s . I n i t i a ll y , th e fo c u s i s o n th e c o n d

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2 3 P a . C . S . A . § 2 5 1 l ( a ) (l ) , ( 2 ) , ( 5 ) , an d ( 8 ) . T h i s C o urt ' s b a s e d i t s ru l i n g o n 2 3 P a . C . S . A . § 2 5 1 1 ( a ) (l ) , an d ( 2 ) , an d w i ll o n l y a d dr e s s th o s e s e c t i o n s i n th i s o p i n i o n . F ath e r fir s t a ll e g e s th e T r i a l C o urt a b u s e d i t s d i s c r e t i o n an d c o mm i tt e d l e g a l e rr o r i n t e rm i n at i n g F ath e rs p ar e nt a l r i g h t s s i n c e th e D e p artm e n t o f H um an S e rv i c e s d i d n o t m e e t i t s b ur d e n b y cl e ar an d c o nv i n c i n g e v i d e n c e o f e s t ab l i s h i n g s u ffi c i e nt g ro un d s th at F ath e r h a s e v i d e n c e d a s e tt l e d p urp o s e o f r e l i n qu i s h i n g cl a i m t o a c h i l d o r h a s r e fu s e d o r fa i l e d t o p e r fo rm p ar e nt a l d ut i e s un d e r 2 3 P a . C S . A. § 2 5 1 1 ( a ) (l ) .

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y fo r h i s p hy s i c a l o r m e nt a l w e ll - b e i n g an d th e c o n d i t i o n s an d c au s e s o fth e i n c a p a c i ty , a b u s e , n e g l e c t o r r e fu s a l c ann o t o r w i ll n o t b e r e m e d i e d b y th e p ar e nt. ( 5 ) T h e c h i l d h a s b e e n r e m o v e d fr o m th e c ar e o fth e p ar e n t s b y th e c o urt o r un d e r a v o l un t ary a gr e e m e n t w i th an a g e n c y fo r a p e r i o d o f at l e a s t s i x m o n th s , th e c o n d i t i o n s w h i c h l e d t o th e r e m o v a l o r p l a c e m e n t o fth e c h i l d c o n t i nu e t o e x i s t , th e p ar e nt c ann o t o r w i ll n o t r e m e dy th o s e c o n d i t i o n s w i th i n a r e a s o n a b l e p e ri o d o f t i m e , th e s e rv i c e s o r a s s i s t an c e r e a s o n ab l y av a i l ab l e t o th e p ar e n t ar e n o t l i k e l y t o r e m e dy th e c o n d i t i o n s wh i c h l e d t o th e r e m o v a l o r p l a c e m e n t o fth e c h i l d w i th i n r e a s o n ab l e p e r i o d o ft i m e an d t e rm i n at i o n o fth e p ar e n t a l ri g h t s w o u l d b e s t s e rv e th e n e e d s an d w e l far e o fth e c h i l d . ( 8 ) T h e c h i l d h a s b e e n r e m o v e d fr o m th e c ar e o f th e p ar e n t b y th e c o urt o r un d e r v o l un t ar y a g r e e m e nt w i th an a g e n c y . 1 2 m o n th s o r m o r e h av e e l a p s e d fr o m th e d at e o fr e m o v a l o r p l a c e m e nt. th e c o n d i t i o n s w h i c h l e d t o th e r e m o v a l o r p l a c e m e n t o fth e c h i l d c o n t i nu e t o e x i s t an d t e rm i n at i o n o fth e p ar e n t a l r i g h t s w o u l d b e s t s e rv e th e n e e d s an d w e l far e o fth e c h i l d . 1 9T h e fo c u s o f th e t e rm i n at i o n p ro c e e d i n g s i s o n th e c o n d u c t o fth e p ar e nt. T h i s C o urt h e ar d c r e d i b l e , c o mp e ll i n g e v i d e n c e fr o m th e C U A C a s e M an a g e r s th at s h o w e d F ath e r fa i l e d t o p e r fo rm h i s p ar e n t a l d ut i e s an d r e v e a l e d a s e tt l e d p urp o s e o f r e l i n qu i s h i n g p ar e n t a l cl a i m t o h i s C h i l d . Wh e n M s . E r w i n t o o k o v e r th e c a s e i n th e fa ll o f 2 0 1 5 , F ath e r' s w h e r e ab o ut s w e r e unkn o w n to D H S . A P L S w a s c o n d u c t e d an d s h e o b t a i n e d an a d dr e s s fo r F ath e r , an d s e nt a c o nt a c t l e tt e r t o th e a d dr e s s at 1 4 1 2 A ll e nt o w n S tr e e t . S h e n e v e r r e c e i v e d a r e s p o n s e . an d F ath e r , u l t i m at e l y , p r e s e nt e d h i m s e l f t o th e C o urt an d D H S i n Au gu s t o f 2 0 1 6 . H e th e n b e g an v i s i t s w i th th e C h i l d , an d s i n c e h e d i d n o t h av e a

p p ro p r i at e h o u s i n g fo r r e un i fi c at i o n . h e r e c o mm e n d e d th e C h i l d l i v e w i th h i s M o th e r. H e t o l d h e r h e w a s e mp l o y e d a s a dri v e r b y Ub e r , an d s h e r e f e rr e d h i m t o A R C fo r a p ar e n t i n g c o ur s e . T h i s C o urt fo un d cl e ar an d c o nv i n c i n g e v i d e n c e th at F ath e r fa i l e d an d r e fu s e d t o p e r fo rm p ar e nt a l d ut i e s . fa i l e d t o a d dr e s s th e c o n d i t i o n s w hi c h b ro u g h t th e C hi l d i n t o p l a c e m e nt , an d l a c k s th e c a p a c i ty t o a d e qu at e l y p ro v i d e c ar e an d c o ntro l an d a s t ab l e e nv i ro nm e nt n e c e s s ar y fo r th e C h i l d ' s w e ll - b e i n g . N e x t. F ath e r a ll e g e s th at th e C o urt a b u s e d i t s d i s c r e t i o n an d c o mmi tt e d l e g a l e rr o r i n t e rm i n at i n g F ath e r ' s p ar e nt a l r i g h t s s i n c e th e D e p artm e n t o f H um an S e rv i c e s d i d n o t m e e t i t s b ur d e n b y cl e ar an d c o nv i n c i n g e v i d e n c e th at F ath e r l a c k s th e p r e s e n t c a p a c i ty t o p e r fo rm hi s p ar e nt a l d

ut i e s . T hi s C o urt r e l i e d o n c r e d i b l e t e s t i m o ny b y b o th C U A C a s e M an a g e r s , M s . I e s h a E r w i n an d C ath e r i n e D e v i n e . w h o b o th t e s t i fi e d th at th e S C P o b j e c t i v e s fo r F ath e r w e r e t o o b t a i n an d m a i nt a i n h o u s i n g , p ro v i d e d o c um e nt at i o n o f e mp l o ym e nt , c o mp l e t e p ar e n t i n g , an d c o mp l y w i th v i s i t at i o n w i th th e C h i l d . C r e d i b l e e v i d e n c e w a s p r e s e nt e d

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c o n s i d e r h i s M o th e r t o tak e th e C h i l d i n . n o t h i m s e l f. M s . D e v i n e n o t e d th at F ath e r d i d c o mp l e t e a p ar e nt i n g c o ur s e . an d h a s v i s i t e d w i th th e C h i l d tw e l v e t i m e s s i n c e D e c e mb e r 2 0 1 6 . an d s h e h a s o b s e rv e d th e v i s i t s . S h e t e s t i fi e d s h e d o e s n o t b e l i e v e a p ar e n t - c h i l d r e l at i o n s h i p e x i s t s b e tw e e n F ath e r an d th e C h i l d . h o w e v e r . th e C h i l d i s j u s t g e tt i n g t o kn o w h i m . S h e furth e r t e s t i fi e d th at th e C h i l d e xp r e s s e d t o h e r th at s h e w ant s t o r e m a i n w i th th e F o s t e r M o th e r , T . N . M s . D e v i n e n o t e d th at th e C h i l d n e e d s s t ab i l i ty an d c o n s i s t e n c y an d s h e g e t s th at w i th th e F o s t e r M o th e r an d i s s a fe , w i th a ll h e r n e e d s b e i n g m e t.

B . T r i a l C o u r t P ro p e r l y F o u n d t h a t T e r m i n a t i o n o f F a t h e r ' s P a r e n t a l Ri g h t s w a s i n t h e C h il d ' s B e s t I n t e r e s t a n d t h a t O H S M e t It s B u r d e n P u r s u a n t t o 2 3 P a . C. S . A . § 2 5 1 1( b ) . 3 A ft e r th e C o urt fi n d s th at th e s t at ut o ry g ro un d s fo r t e rm i n at i o n h av e b e e n s at i s fi e d , i t mu s t th e n d e t e rm i n e w h e th e r th e t e rm i n at i o n o f p ar e nt a l ri g h t s s e rv e s th e b e s t i nt e r e s t s o f th e c h i l dr e n p ur s u an t t o 2 5 1 l ( b ) I n r e A d o p t i o n o f C . L. G . , 9 5 6 A 2 d 9 9 9 ( P a . S u p e r 2 0 0 8 ) . I n t e rm i n at i n g th e r i g h t s o f a p ar e nt. th e C o urt .. s h a ll g i v e p ri m ar y c o n s i d e rat i o n t o th e d e v e l o p m e n t , p hy s i c a l an d e m o t i o n a l n e e d s an d w e l far e o f th e c h i l d . " 2 3 P a . C . S . A. § 2 5 1 l ( b ) . O n e m a j o r a s p e c t o f th e n e e d s an d w e l far e an a l y s i s

4 O t h e r C o n s i d e ra t i o n s . - T h e c o u rt i n t e r m i n a t i n g t h e r i g h t s o f a p a r e n t s h a ll g i v e p r i m a r y c o n s i d e ra t i o n t o t h e d e v e l o p m e n t a l , p h y s i c a l a n d e m o t i o n a l n e e d s a n d w e l f a r e o f t h e c h i l d . T h e r i g h t s o f a p a r e n t s h a ll n o t b e t e r m i n a t e d s o l e l y o n t h e b a s i s o f e n v i ro n m e n t a l fa c t o rs s u c h a s i n a d e q u a t e h o u s i n g , fu rn i s h i n g s , i n c o m e , cl o t h i n g a n d m e d i c a l c a r e i f fo u n d t o b e b e y o n d t h e c o n t r o l o f t h e p a r e n t . W i t h r e s p e c t t o a n y p e t i t i o n fi l e d p u rs u a n t t o s u b s e c t i o n ( a )( l ) , ( 6 ) o r ( 8 ), t h e c o u rt s h a ll n o t c o n s i d e r a n y e ff o rt s b y t h e p a r e n t t o r e m e d y t h e c o n d i t i o n s d e s c r i b e d t h e r e i n w h i c h a r e fi rs t i n i t i a t e d s u b s e q u e n t t o t h e g i v i n g o f n o t i c e o f t h e fi l i n g o f t h e p e t i t i o n . 2 1• c o n c e rn s th e n at ur e an d s t at

u s o f th e e m o t i o n a l b o n d b e tw e e n p ar e n t an d c h i l d . I n r e T . S . M . . 7 1 A 3 d . T hi s C o urt h e ar d c r e d i b l e e v i d e n c e p r e s e nt e d b y b o th C U A C a s e M an a g e r s . w h o t e s t i fi e d th at th e C h i l d w a s p o s i t i v e l y b o n d e d t o th e fo s t e r p ar e nt. an d r e f e rr e d t o h e r a s

.. M o th e r . " T h e C h i l d l o o k s t o h e r fo r s a fe ty an d t o m e e t h e r n e e d s . M s . D e v i n e a l s o o b s e rv e d h o w th e C h i l d i n t e ra c t s w i th F ath e r at th e s u p e rv i s e d v i s i t s , an d n o t e s th at g e n e ra ll y th e v i s i t s ar e p o s i t i v e . b ut th e C h i l d s o m e t i m e s d o e s n o t w an t t o g o t o th e v i s i t s . S h e n o t e d th at th e C h i l d e xp r e s s e d t o h e r th at s h e w an t s t o c o n t i nu e t o l i v e w i th th e fo s t e r m o th e r . M s . D e v i n e n o t e d th at th e C h i l d n e e d s th e s a fe ty an d s e c ur i ty th at F ath e r c ann o t p ro v i d e . an d s h e w o u l d n o t s u ff e r i rr e p arab l e h arm i f F ath e rs p ar e nt a l r i g h t s w e r e t e rm i n at e d an d i t w o u l d b e i n h e r b e s t i nt e r e s t t o b e a d o p t e d . T h e C o urt fo un d c r e d i b l e th e e v i d e n c e th at th e C h i l d , a l th o u g h j u s t g e tt i n g t o kn o w th e F ath e r. i s n o t b o n d e d t o hi m , an d th e r e fo r e . th i s C o urt r e a s o n e d th at th e C hi l d w o u l d n o t s u ff

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A t th e c o n cl u s i o n o fth e H e ar i n g th e C o urt s t at e d : N o w th e m o r e c o mp l e x c a s e i s th e c a s e o f E . T . , w h e r e h e p r e s e n t s a s a F ath e r w h o d e s i r e s t o e s t ab l i s h a r e l at i o n s h i p i n th e fut ur e b ut th e s t ark r e a l i ty i s th at h e h a s fa i l e d t o r e m e dy th e i s s u e s th at b ro u g h t th i s C h i l d i nt o c ar e . H e i s n o t i n a p o s i t i o n t o p ar e nt th i s C h i l d . H i s s u g g e s t i o n th at 22

## · . h e c an u s e h i s m o th e r a s a s ub s t i t ut e t o p ar e n t fo r th e C h i l d , an d u s e h e r r e s i d e n c e a s a s ub s t i t ut e r e s i d e n c e fo r th e C h i l d s u g g e s t s th at h e i s n o t i n a p o s i t i o n t o c ar e fo r th i s C h i l d t o d ay n o r d o e s h e h av e any p l an t o c ar e fo r th e C h i l d o th e r th an s o m e l o n g t e rm p l an th at s o m e d ay h e m ay g e t a h o u s e . B ut th e l a c k o f a

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w ar d . T h i s p l a c e m e n t e x t e n d i n g o v e r a p e ri o d o f 3 2 m o n th s m ak e s e v e n m o r e p o i gn ant th e n e e d fo r s o m e p e rm an e n c y i n th e s e C h i l dr e n ' s l i v e s . th e y h av e e s t a b l i s h e d a p e rm an e n t r e l at i o n s h i p , p ar e nt a l r e l at i o n s h ip w i th th e c ar e t ak e r. An d th e n e e d fo r th i s C h i l d t o h av e p e rm an e n c y . s a fe ty . s o m e o n e w h o i s c o n s i s t e nt i n th e c ar e fo r th e C hi l d g o i n g fo r w ar d an d w o u l d p ro v i d e th at c o n s i s t e n c y g o i n g fo r w ar d r e qu i r e s th at I t e rm i n at e M r. T ay l o r ' s p ar e n t a l ri g h t s . A l th o u g h th e r e i s a b o n d , th e r e i s n o p ar e n t a l b o n d an d th e t e s t i m o ny i s un c o ntra d i c t e d th at th e C h i l d w o u l d n o t s u ff e r any i rr e p ar ab l e h arm i f th e b o n d i s s e v e r e d : th e cl e ar t e s t i m o ny i s th at th e p ar e n ta l r e l at i o n s h i p e m o t i o n a ll y i n t e ll e c t u a ll y i s w i th th e c ar e g i v e r an d n o t w i th M r. T ay l o r. M r. T ay l o r ' s r i g h t s ar e t e rm in at e d p ur s u an t t o 2 5 1 1 ( a ) (I ) an d ( 2 ) an d 2 5 1 1 ( b ) . H av i n g n o w t e rm i n at e d th e p ar e nt a l r i g h t s , th e g o a l fo r b o th C h i l dr e n i s c h an g e d t o a d o p t i o n . (N . T . , 7 / 2 0 / 2 0 1 7 , p . 5 6 at 1 3 - 2 5 ; p . 5 7 at l - 1 1, 2 5 ; p . 5 8 at 1 - 1 5 ) . f o r th e f o r e g o i n g r e a s o n s . th i s C o urt r e s p e c t fu ll y r e qu e s t s th at th e O r d e r o f Ju l y 2 0 . 2 0 1 7 , T e rm i n at i n g F ath e r. E . T ." s P ar e n t a l R i g h t s t o G . I. M . an d c h an g i n g th e C h i l ds P e rm an e n c y G o a l s t o A d o p t i o n b e A F FI RM E D . B Y T H E C O U R T :

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