25 Pennsylvania opinions name it 1 courts 1987–2026 8 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Pennsylvania courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
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In Re AKgreen2 sentences2023In the Interest of M.T., 101 A.3d 1163 , 1175 (Pa.Super. 2014) (citing In re A.K., 936 A.2d 528 , 534 (Pa.Super. 2007)). 2021In other words, the trial court order is the decision that allows the agency to give up on the parent.” In re N.C., 909 -8- J-S27002- 21 A.2d 818 , 824 (Pa. Super. 2006) (citation and emphasis omitted). “[W]hile parental progress toward completion of a permanency plan is an important factor, it is not to be elevated to determinative status, to the exclusion of all other factors.” In re A.K., 936 A.2d at 534 , citing In re N.C., 909 A.2d at 824–827. | 7 | 10 |
In the Interest of: M.T., Appeal of: C.T. and M.T.green2 sentences2025Therefore, “[w]hile parental progress toward completion of a permanency plan is an important fact, it is not to be elevated to determinative status, to the exclusion of all other factors.” In re M.T., 101 A.3d 1163, 1175 (Pa.Super. 2014). 2023Although the rights of a parent and parental progress toward reunification with a child are significant factors, they are “not to be elevated to determinative status, to the exclusion of all other factors.” In the Interest of M.T., 101 A.3d 1163, 1175 (Pa. Super. 2014). | 6 | 10 |
In Re NCgreen2 sentences2025In short, “a child’s life cannot be put on hold in the hope that the parent will summon the ability to handle the responsibilities of parenting.” In re N.C., 909 A.2d 818, 824 (Pa.Super. 2006). 2023In short, “a child’s life cannot be put on hold in the hope that the parent will summon the ability to handle the responsibilities of parenting.” In re N.C., 909 A.2d 818, 824 (Pa. Super. 2006). | 4 | 4 |
In the Interest of: S.U., a Minorgreen1 sentence2026See In the Interest of S.U., 204 A.3d 949, 965 (Pa. Super. 2019). -9- J-S40018-25 Regarding a parent’s progress, we have held that, while “parental progress toward completion of a permanency plan is an important factor, it is not to be elevated to determinative status, to the exclusion of all other factors.” K.C., 319 A.3d at 600. | 1 | 1 |
In the Int. of: J.B.,Appeal of: Monroe Co. C & Ygreen2 sentences2024Although we have held that “parental progress toward completion of a permanency plan is an important factor, it is not to be elevated to determinative status, to the exclusion of all other factors.” Int. of J.B., 296 A.3d at 1239 (cleaned up). 2024Ultimately, “a child’s life simply cannot be put on hold in the hope that the parent will summon the ability to handle the responsibilities of parenting.” Id. (cleaned up). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Arentgreen1 sentence1987Accord Commonwealth v. Peters, 358 Pa.Superior Ct. 94, 97, 516 A.2d 1197, 1199 (1986); Commonwealth v. Arent, 352 Pa.Superior Ct. 520, 523, 508 A.2d 596, 597 (1986). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Petersgreen1 sentence1987Accord Commonwealth v. Peters, 358 Pa.Superior Ct. 94, 97, 516 A.2d 1197, 1199 (1986); Commonwealth v. Arent, 352 Pa.Superior Ct. 520, 523, 508 A.2d 596, 597 (1986). | 1 | 1 |
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| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Pennsylvania. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
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Commonwealth v. Coulverson
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1 sentence2017Citing Commonwealth v. Coulverson, 34 A.3d 135 (Pa. Super. 2011), Appellant first argues that the court’s “intense focus on the crime’s impact on the victim to the exclusion of all other factors was error.” Appellant’s Brief at 29. | 1 | 2017–2017 |
Commonwealth v. Raven
green
1 sentence2017Instead, Appellant focuses on his assertion that the revocation -5- J-S92003-16 sentences “were predetermined at the original 2011 sentencing, and were invoked to the exclusion of all other factors.” Id. | 1 | 2017–2017 |
In the Matter of: L.Z., Appeal of: L.Z.
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1 sentence2016In re A.K., 936 A.2d 528, 534 (Pa.Super. 2007). 3 The CPSL was amended, effective December 31, 2014, to broaden the term “child abuse,” as explained in In Interest of: L.Z., 111 A.3d at 1168 n.3. | 1 | 2016–2016 |
Commonwealth v. Rooney
green
2 sentences2002He relies on Commonwealth v. Rizzi, 402 Pa.Super. 335 , 586 A.2d 1380 (1991) and Commonwealth v. Rooney, 296 Pa.Super. 288 , 442 A.2d 773 (1982), both of which preclude a court from imposing a sentence based only on the seriousness of the crime. 2002He relies on Commonwealth v. Rizzi, 402 Pa.Super. 335 , 586 A.2d 1380 (1991) and Commonwealth v. Rooney, 296 Pa.Super. 288 , 442 A.2d 773 (1982), both of which preclude a court from imposing a sentence based only on the seriousness of the crime. | 1 | 2002–2002 |
Commonwealth v. Rizzi
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2 sentences2002He relies on Commonwealth v. Rizzi, 402 Pa.Super. 335 , 586 A.2d 1380 (1991) and Commonwealth v. Rooney, 296 Pa.Super. 288 , 442 A.2d 773 (1982), both of which preclude a court from imposing a sentence based only on the seriousness of the crime. 2002He relies on Commonwealth v. Rizzi, 402 Pa.Super. 335 , 586 A.2d 1380 (1991) and Commonwealth v. Rooney, 296 Pa.Super. 288 , 442 A.2d 773 (1982), both of which preclude a court from imposing a sentence based only on the seriousness of the crime. | 1 | 2002–2002 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.