Case Name: In the Matter of the ADOPTION OF M.S.G. and J.K.G. Appeal of J.R.G
Court: Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1982-11-15
Citations: 306 Pa. Super. 371
Docket Number: Appeal No. 109
Parties: In the Matter of the ADOPTION OF M.S.G. and J.K.G. Appeal of J.R.G.
Judges: Before CAVANAUGH, MONTEMURO and VAN der VOORT, JJ.
Reporter: Pennsylvania Superior Court Reports
Volume: 306
Pages: 371–372

Head Matter:
452 A.2d 771
In the Matter of the ADOPTION OF M.S.G. and J.K.G. Appeal of J.R.G.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania.
Argued Sept. 29, 1981.
Filed Nov. 15, 1982.
Jay S. Nedell, Erie, submitted a brief on behalf of appellant.
Gerald McNelis, Jr., Erie, for appellees.
Before CAVANAUGH, MONTEMURO and VAN der VOORT, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
This is an appeal from an order terminating the parental rights of the appellant, J.R.G., the father of M.S.G. and J.K.G. Since the lower court entered its order terminating appellant's parental rights the United States Supreme Court has filed its opinion in Santosky v. Kramer, 455 U.S. 745, 102 S.Ct. 1388, 71 L.Ed.2d 594 (1982). There the court held that the standard of proof in such cases must be at least "clear and convincing evidence." The Orphans' Court Division, below, applied "the preponderance of evidence" standard. Therefore, we must remand to the lower court for a new hearing in light of Santosky.
Order vacated and case remanded. We do not retain jurisdiction.