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§ 2502. Relinquishment to adult intending to adopt child.
(a) Petition.--When any child under the age of 18 years has been for a minimum period of three days
in the exclusive care of an adult or adults who have filed a report of intention to
adopt required by section 2531 (relating to report of intention to adopt), the parent
or parents of the child may petition the court for permission to relinquish forever
all parental rights to their child.
(b) Consents.--The written consent of a parent or guardian of a petitioner who has not reached 18
years of age shall not be required. The adult or adults having care of the child shall
file a separate consent to accept custody of the child.
(Mar. 24, 2004, P.L.159, No.21, eff. 60 days)
2004 Amendment. Act 21 amended subsec. (a). Section 2 of Act 21 provided that the amendment of subsec.
(a) shall apply to adoptions which are initiated on or after the effective date of
section 2.
Cross References. Section 2502 is referred to in sections 2503, 2521 of this title.
Notes of Decisions
In Re: C.M.C., a minor, Appeal of C.L.C., 140 A.3d 699 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2016).
· cites it 2× “23 Pa.C.S. § 2502. Section 2503 provides for a hearing on the voluntary relinquishment petition as follows: § 2503.”
In Re Adoption of Hess, 608 A.2d 10 (Pa. 1992).
· cites it 2× “§ 2501(b); 23 Pa.C.S. § 2502(b). This evinces a plain legislative intent that grandparents are not to be regarded as having a cognizable legal interest in the proceeding.”
In Re: C.M.C., a minor, Appeal of C.L.C. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2016).
“2(a)(8), (9). Further, as the Majority notes, by converting the hearing on the involuntary petition to a voluntary termination hearing, the court deprived Mother of the ten-day waiting period, and there is no indication that the court explained this to Mother or that Mother…”
Adoption of A.L.M., Appeal of J.A.M. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2019).
“However, there is no indication in the record that petitions to confirm the consent to adoption as required by 23 Pa.C.S. § 2502 (Alternative procedure for relinquishment) have been filed.”
— 23 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2502(A) — 1 case
— 23 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2502(a) — 2 cases
In Re: C.M.C., a minor, Appeal of C.L.C. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2016).
“2(a)(8), (9). Further, as the Majority notes, by converting the hearing on the involuntary petition to a voluntary termination hearing, the court deprived Mother of the ten-day waiting period, and there is no indication that the court explained this to Mother or that Mother…”
— 23 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2502(b) — 1 case
In Re Adoption of Hess, 608 A.2d 10 (Pa. 1992).
“§ 2501(b); 23 Pa.C.S. § 2502(b). This evinces a plain legislative intent that grandparents are not to be regarded as having a cognizable legal interest in the proceeding.”
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