Superior Court 2/26/2008 - IN RE: INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO E.A.P., A MINOR

IN RE: INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO E.A.P., A MINOR APPEAL OF: D.P., BIOLOGICAL MOTHER
No. 2119 EDA 2007 2008 PA Super 24 Atlantic: n/a Filed: 2/26/2008
Appeal from the Order entered June 15, 2007 In the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County, Orphans’ Court, No. A2006-0127
Before: KLEIN, BENDER and POPOVICH, JJ.
Opinion by: KLEIN, J.
D.P. (Mother) appeals from the order entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County terminating her parental rights to her daughter, E.A.P., born September 6, 1997. Mother raises two issues: (1) whether the trial court erred in determining that Lehigh County Office of Children and Youth Services (LCCYS) met its burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence that the statutory standards in 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 2511(a)(1) and (a)(2) had been met; and (2) whether the court erred in determining that LCCYS met its burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence that termination best meets the needs and welfare of the child as required by 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 2511(b).