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23 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2101 (2026)

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PART III

ADOPTION

 

Chapter

21.  Preliminary Provisions

23.  Jurisdiction and Parties

25.  Proceedings Prior to Petition to Adopt

27.  Petition for Adoption

29.  Decrees and Records

 

Enactment.  Part III was added October 15, 1980, P.L.934, No.163, effective January 1, 1981.

Special Provisions in Appendix.  See section 3 of Act 163 of 1980 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to the applicability of Part III to pending proceedings.

 

 

CHAPTER 21

PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS

 

Sec.

2101.  Short title of part.

2102.  Definitions.

 

Enactment.  Chapter 21 was added October 15, 1980, P.L.934, No.163, effective January 1, 1981.

§ 2101.  Short title of part.

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Adoption Act."

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 108 cases (10 in the last 5 years), 1981–2026 · leading case: In re T.S.M., 71 A.3d 251 (Pa. 2013).
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In re T.S.M., 71 A.3d 251 (Pa. 2013). “The orders, however, were admitted into evidence in the termination proceedings in the case at bar conducted under the Adoption Act, 23 Pa.C.S. § 2101, et seq., and are therefore part of the record before us.”
In Re Adoption of Hess, 608 A.2d 10 (Pa. 1992). · cites it 4× “*231 Further, permitting grandparents to intervene in an adoption proceeding, after the natural parents have consented to an adoption and their parental rights have been terminated in full compliance with the Adoption Act, 23 Pa.C.S. § 2101 et seq., would frustrate the adoption…”
In Re: G.M.S., a minor, Appeal of: L.N.C., 193 A.3d 395 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2018). “Termination of parental rights is *401 governed by Section 2511 of the Adoption Act, 23 Pa.C.S. §§ 2101 - 2938, which requires a bifurcated analysis.”
In Re Adoption of L.J.B., 18 A.3d 1098 (Pa. 2011). · cites it 2× “, into the Domestic Relations Code, Title 23 of the Consolidated Statutes, 23 Pa.C.S. § 2101, et seq., is of no moment, as no substantive amendments were made to the provisions relevant to this case.”
C.G. v. J.H., 193 A.3d 891 (Pa. 2018). “23 Pa.C.S. § 2101 et seq. We do not wish to imply that a biological parent may bargain away his or her child's right to support.”
In the Interest of: K.D., a Minor, 144 A.3d 145 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2016). “("Grandmother"), filed pursuant to the Adoption Act, 23 Pa.C.S. §§ 2101 -2910. 1 In granting Grandmother's petition, the Orphan's Court denied the Petition to Adopt that the Pre-Adoptive Parents filed.”
In Re Adoption of J.E.F., 902 A.2d 402 (Pa. 2006). · cites it 2× “The *404 first question is whether Section 2711(a)(5) of the Adoption Act, 23 Pa.C.S. § 2101 et seq., requires the consent of appellant Washington County Children and Youth Agency (the "Agency") for appellees to have standing to petition to adopt the children.”
In the Interest of: N.M., A Minor, 186 A.3d 998 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2018). “18 23 Pa.C.S. §§ 2101 -2910. 19 We have described our standard and scope of review in dependency cases as follows: [W]e must accept the facts as found by the trial court unless they are not supported by the record.”
Ken R. on Behalf of CR v. ARTHUR Z., 682 A.2d 1267 (Pa. 1996). · cites it 2× “[3] Repealed by 23 Pa.C.S. § 2101 et seq. (1981). [4] Also, although I do not reach the issue, I note limited support for extending constitutional protection to the sibling relationship.”
In Re Adoption of JJ, 515 A.2d 883 (Pa. 1986). “163, § 1, as amended, 23 Pa.C.S. § 2101, et seq., effective January 1, 1981.”
In Re: J.T.M., a minor, Appeal of: B.L.M., 193 A.3d 403 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2018). “Termination of parental rights is governed by Section 2511 of the Adoption Act, 23 Pa.C.S. §§ 2101 - 2938, which requires a bifurcated analysis.”
In Re Adoption of Hess, 562 A.2d 1375 (Pa. 1989). · cites it 2× “[3] 23 Pa.C.S. § 2101, et seq. [4] The provisions of 23 Pa.”
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