Pennsylvania Code › Title 231 - RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE › Part II - Orphans' COURT RULES › Chapter XV - ADOPTIONS › Rule 15.10 - Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
Petition.
A petition for
				involuntary termination of parental rights under
				23 Pa.C.S. §§
										2511-2512 shall contain the following
				averments:
(1) the name and address of the
				petitioner(s);
(2) the basis for
				the standing asserted by the petition-er(s);
(3) the name, age, date of birth, place of
				birth, racial background, and gender of the child;
(4) the name, address, age, and racial
				background of the birth parents, including the birth father, presumptive
				father, and putative father;
(5) if
				a birth father, presumptive father or putative father is not identified in
				subparagraph, whether a claim for paternity has been filed under
				23 Pa.C.S. §
											5103
				(relating to claim of paternity);
(6) the marital status of the mother as of
				the time of the child's birth and during one year prior thereto, and her maiden
				name;
(7) the date when the child
				was placed in the care of the petitioner;
(8) the date when the child was removed from
				the parent who is the subject of the petition, if different than the date of
				placement with the petitioner;
(9)
				specific facts setting forth why the child was voluntarily placed in the
				custody of an entity or individual or involuntarily removed from the parent who
				is the subject of the petition;
(10) a reference to the applicable
				subsection(s) of
				23 Pa.C.S. §
											2511(a) providing the
				ground(s) for termination and specific facts to support terminating the
				parental rights of the subject birth parent pursuant to the subsec-tion(s)
				referenced;
(11) whether either
				parent of the child is entitled to benefits under the Servicemembers Civil
				Relief Act of 1940, as Adopted (50 U.S.C. §§
											3901
et seq.
);
(12) one
				of the following:
(A) that the parent who is
				the subject of the petition has been provided with written notice regarding the
				opportunity for a birth relative of the child, including the subject birth
				parent, to enter into a Contact Agreement with the Prospective Adoptive
				Parents, once identified;
(B) that
				such written notice will be given to the subject birth parent prior to the
				hearing by the agency, intermediary or counsel representing a party;
				or
(C) the reason(s) why such
				notice cannot be given, including efforts made to identify or locate the
				subject person.
(13)
				whether a consent by the petitioner, the Prospective Adoptive Parents, or the
				agency to accept custody of the child until such time as the child is adopted
				is attached to the petition, and if custody is to an individual, whether a
				Report of Intention to Adopt under
				23 Pa.C.S. §
											2531 or
				an adoption petition under Rule
				15.13 has been filed or the
				reason why such consent or filing is not required by law; and
(14) that each petitioner understands the
				petition and believes its filing to best serve the developmental, physical and
				emotional needs and welfare of the child.