IN THE INTEREST OF: T.B. APPEAL OF: T.B.

IN THE INTEREST OF: T.B. APPEAL OF: T.B. No. 1775 EDA 2008 2010 PA Super 197 Atlantic: n/a Filed: 10/26/2010
	Appeal from the Dispositional Order of June 12, 2008, in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Family Court Division, at No. 651-08-02, 649-08-02, Petition # 270-08-03, 653-08-02, 645-08-02.
Before: BOWES, OLSON, and FREEDBERG, JJ.
Opinion by: BOWES, J.
This is an appeal from the dispositional order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County entered following Appellant’s adjudication of delinquency based on his commission of acts constituting four incidents each of burglary, conspiracy, possession of an instrument of crime (“PIC”), and one instance of receiving stolen property (“RSP”). We reverse and remand.

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IN THE INTEREST OF: A.S. a/k/a A.P.S., A MINOR APPEAL OF: K.S., FATHER IN THE INTEREST OF: W.S., A MINOR APPEAL OF: K.S., FATHER

IN THE INTEREST OF: A.S. a/k/a A.P.S., A MINOR APPEAL OF: K.S., FATHER IN THE INTEREST OF: W.S., A MINOR APPEAL OF: K.S., FATHER No. 802 EDA 2010 2010 PA Super 164 Atlantic: n/a Filed: 9/9/2010
	Appeal from the Orders Entered February 22, 2010, Court of Common Pleas, Monroe County, Criminal Division, at No 67 O.C.A. 2009 and 68 O.C.A. 2009
Before: ALLEN, MUNDY, and KELLY, JJ.
Opinion by: ALLEN, J.
In these consolidated appeals, K.S. (“Father”) appeals from the orders involuntarily terminating his parental rights to his two minor children, A.S. (d.o.b. 7/6/08) and W.S. (d.o.b. 7/3/09), (collectively, “Children”), pursuant to the Adoption Act. We affirm.

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IN RE: D.M., A MINOR APPEAL OF: S.M., NATURAL MOTHER

IN RE: D.M., A MINOR APPEAL OF: S.M., NATURAL MOTHER No. 584 WDA 2009 2010 PA Super 86 Atlantic: n/a Filed: 5/14/2010
	Appeal from the Order, March 5, 2009, in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County Juvenile Division at No. JV-08-1251
Before: FORD ELLIOTT, P.J., SHOGAN, J. AND McEWEN, P.J.E.
Opinion by: FORD ELLIOT, P.J.
On March 5, 2009, the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County denied appellant, S.M., standing in a dependency disposition hearing at which a minor male child, D.M. (“Child”), was adjudicated dependent pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 6302. Also as a part of the dispositional order, the judge ordered S.M. to comply with the Allegheny County Office of Children Youth and Families (“CYF”), obtain a drug and alcohol evaluation, and provide clean and random urine screens. S.M.’s supervised visits with Child were to remain status quo. Herein, S.M. timely appeals, asserting that, although her parental rights were previously terminated with regard to Child, she should have standing in this dependency matter as she is Child’s natural mother, Child was placed in her care and control after the termination of her parental rights, and the trial court’s order on appeal exercised control over her. Following careful review, we affirm.

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IN THE MATTER OF: L.F. APPEAL OF: L.W. MOTHER

IN THE MATTER OF: L.F. APPEAL OF: L.W. MOTHER No. 1672 EDA 2009 2010 PA Super 61 Atlantic: n/a Filed: 4/19/2010
	Appeal from the Order Entered May 4, 2009 In the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County Family Court at No(s): D#2754-06-07 J#389147-01
Before: STEVENS, SHOGAN, and COLVILLE, JJ.
Opinion by: STEVENS, J.
Concurring Opinion by: STEVENS, J.
L.W. (Mother) appeals from the order entered on May 4, 2009, granting the petition to terminate her parental rights to her son, L.F. (d.o.b. 5/26/01) (Child). The trial court terminated Mother’s parental rights pursuant to 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 2511(a)(1), (2), (5), (8), and (b), and changed his goal to adoption pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 6351. Mother claims the trial court abused its discretion in compelling Mother’s therapist to testify and improperly considered her testimony in making its decision to terminate Mother’s parental rights. We affirm.

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IN RE: Z.P., A MINOR CHILD APPEAL OF: LYCOMING COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES

IN RE: Z.P., A MINOR CHILD APPEAL OF: LYCOMING COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES No. 1214 MDA 2009 2010 PA Super 56 Atlantic: n/a Filed: 4/9/2010
	Appeal from the Order entered June 26, 2009 In the Court of Common Pleas of Lycoming County Orphans’ Court, No. 5987 Adoption
Before: STEVENS, GANTMAN, AND ALLEN, JJ.
Opinion by: GANTMAN, J.
Appellant, Lycoming County Children and Youth Agency (“Agency”), appeals from the order entered in the Lycoming County Court of Common Pleas, which denied the Agency’s petition to terminate Father’s parental rights with respect to his minor child, Z.P. Upon a thorough review of the record, the arguments presented, and the applicable law, we hold the court erred in denying the termination petition. Accordingly, we reverse the order denying the Agency’s petition and remand with instructions to terminate Father’s parental rights.

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IN RE: ADOPTION OF J.M.d/o/b May 28, 2006 APPEAL OF: J.A.M.

IN RE: ADOPTION OF J.M.d/o/b May 28, 2006 APPEAL OF: J.A.M. No. 228 WDA 2009 2010 PA Super 30 Atlantic: n/a Filed: 3/5/2010
	Appeal from the Order Entered December 22, 2008 In the Court of Common Pleas of Elk County Orphan’s Court at No. 34-2008
Before: FORD ELLIOTT, P.J., ORIE MELVIN and BENDER, JJ.
Opinion by: BENDER, J.
J.A.M. (“Mother”) appeals from the decree entered on December 22, 2008, wherein the trial court denied her petition to involuntarily terminate J.D.’s (“Father”) parental rights to their daughter, J.M., pursuant to the Adoption Act, 23 Pa.C.S. § 2511. We reverse the decree and remand with instructions.

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IN RE: S.C.B., A MINOR IN RE: J.G.B., A MINOR APPEAL OF: C.B.

IN RE: S.C.B., A MINOR IN RE: J.G.B., A MINOR APPEAL OF: C.B. No. 840 and 841 WDA 2009 2010 PA Super 20 Atlantic: n/a Filed: 2/17/2010
	Appeal from the Order Entered April 21, 2009, Court of Common Pleas, Allegheny County, Orphans’ Court Division, at No. CYF 261 of 2007 and CYF 260 of 2007.
Before: BENDER, SHOGAN and FITZGERALD?, JJ.
Opinion by: SHOGAN, J.
C.B., (“Mother”), appeals from the orders entered on April 21, 2009, granting the petitions filed by the Allegheny County Office of Children, Youth and Families (“CYF”), to involuntarily terminate her parental rights to her twin minor children, S.C.B. and J.G.B., (collectively, “Children”), pursuant to the Adoption Act, 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 2511(a)(1), (2), (5), and (8), and (b). In this appeal, Mother challenges, inter alia, the allowance of the termination of parental rights hearing to proceed in the absence of her guardian ad litem. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

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IN RE: R.N.J. & G.J., MINOR CHILDREN IN RE: M.J. & B.M.J., MINOR CHILDREN APPEAL OF: M.H., BIOLOGICAL MOTHER

IN RE: R.N.J. & G.J., MINOR CHILDREN IN RE: M.J. & B.M.J., MINOR CHILDREN APPEAL OF: M.H., BIOLOGICAL MOTHER No. 648 and 649 EDA 2008 2009 PA Super 248 Atlantic: n/a Filed: 12/18/2009
	Appeal from the Order Entered December 12, 2007 in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Family Court, at Nos. C.P.#90035, 90033, June Term, 2007 and J#32552305, 32552306, D.P. #5584-05-04, 5585-05-04.
Before: BOWES, PANELLA, and KELLY, JJ.
Opinion by: BOWES, J.
M.H. (“Mother”) appeals from the orders entered on December 12, 2007, wherein the trial court involuntarily terminated her parental rights to her two young children, R.N.J. and G.J. , born June 18, 2004, and May 18, 2006, respectively, and changed the permanency goal of her two older children, M.J. and B.M.J., born September 9, 1995, and October 29, 1998, respectively, from reunification to permanent legal custody (“PLC”). After careful review, we affirm.

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IN RE: T.C., S.C., and H.C., MINOR CHILDREN APPEAL OF: R.C., NATURAL FATHER

IN RE: T.C., S.C., and H.C., MINOR CHILDREN APPEAL OF: R.C., NATURAL FATHER, No. 2017 MDA 2008 2009 PA Super 222 Atlantic: n/a Filed: 11/18/2009
	Appeal from the Order Dated October 14, 2008, in the Court of Common Pleas of Lycoming County, Orphans’ Court Division, No. 6080 ADOPTIONhttp://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=725292761438552781
Before: GANTMAN, FREEDBERG, JJ. and McEWEN, P.J.E.
Opinion by: FREEDBERG, J.
R.C. (“Father”) appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lycoming County involuntarily terminating his parental rights to T.C., S.C., and H.C., pursuant to the Indian Child Welfare Act (“ICWA”), 25 U.S.C. § 1912. We affirm.

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IN THE INTEREST OF: J.T., MINOR APPEAL OF: M.T., NATURAL MOTHER

IN THE INTEREST OF: J.T., MINOR APPEAL OF: M.T., NATURAL MOTHER No. 713 MDA 2009 2009 PA Super 211 Atlantic: n/a Filed: 11/4/2009
	Appeal from the Decree Dated March 30, 2009, in the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County, Orphans’ Court Division, No. A-7345
Before: BENDER, FREEDBERG, and POPOVICH, JJ.
Opinion by: FREEDBERG, J.
Appellant, M.T. (“Mother”), appeals from the decree in the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas, which terminated her parental rights to her minor child, J.T. Counsel for Mother has also filed with this Court both a petition for leave to withdraw as counsel and a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967) and its progeny. We grant counsel’s petition for leave to withdraw and affirm the decision of the trial court.

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IN RE: K.T.E.L. APPEAL OF: A.R., MOTHER

IN RE: K.T.E.L. APPEAL OF: A.R., MOTHER No. 858 EDA 2009 2009 PA Super 205 Atlantic: n/a Filed: 10/21/2009
	Appeal from the Decree entered February 18, 2009, in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, December Term No. 90016, D 7157-05-12, J 324009-03
Before: STEVENS, KELLY, and POPOVICH, JJ.
Opinion by: KELLY, J.
A.R. (Mother) appeals from the decree entered in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia, involuntarily terminating her parental rights to her child, K.T.E.L., born October 28, 2003. We affirm. In this case, we address an issue of first impression: the disposition of an appeal in which an appellant in a case involving termination of parental rights fails to comply with Pennsylvania Rules of Appellate Procedure 905(a)(2) and 1925(a)(2), both adopted January 13, 2009. We hold that henceforth, in all children’s fast track cases, the failure to file a concise statement of errors complained of on appeal with the notice of appeal will result in a defective notice of appeal, to be disposed of on a case by case basis.

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IN RE: I.J. APPEAL OF: DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES No. 2989 EDA 2007 2009 PA Super 48 Atlantic: 972 A.2d 5 Filed: 3/23/2009
	Appeal from the Order entered September 18, 2007, Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County, Family Division at Nos. D#2795-05-10; J#377285, July Term, 2007 - 90000
Before: BENDER, DONOHUE and FREEDBERG, JJ.
Opinion by: DONOHUE, J.
The Philadelphia Department of Human Services (“DHS”) appeals from the order of court dated September 18, 2007 denying its Petition for Goal Change to Adoption and Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights of S.M. (“Mother”) and D.J. (“Father”), the parents of I.J. For the reasons that follow, we reverse and remand for further proceedings consistent with this decision.

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IN RE: I.L.P. AND I.L.P. JOINT PETITION ON ASSISTED CONCEPTION BIRTH REGISTRATION APPEAL OF: C.-H.L. AND T.J.P., G.S. AND B.S. No. 786 WDA 2008 2009 PA Super 8 Atlantic: 965 A.2d 251 Filed: 1/21/2009
	Appeal from the Decree April 2, 2008, In the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Orphans' Court Division at No. 02-06-04655.
Before: KLEIN, POPOVICH, and FITZGERALD, JJ.
Opinion by: POPOVICH, J.
Appellants, gestational carrier (G.S., along with her husband, B.S.) and birth parent (C.-H.L., along with his life partner, T.J.P.) of twins (I.L.P. and I.L.P.), appeal the Decree of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Orphans’ Court Division, entered on April 2, 2008, denying Appellants’ petition requesting correction of the birth registration of the twins. We reverse.

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