CHAPTER 27
PETITION FOR ADOPTION
Subchapter
A. Petition
B. Consents
C. Hearings
D. Voluntary Agreement for Continuing Contact
Enactment. Chapter 27 was added October 15, 1980, P.L.934, No.163, effective January 1, 1981.
SUBCHAPTER A
PETITION
Sec.
2701. Contents of petition for adoption.
2702. Exhibits.
§ 2701. Contents of petition for adoption.
A petition for adoption shall set forth:
(1) The full name, residence, marital status, age, occupation, religious affiliation and
racial background of the adopting parent or parents and their relationship, if any,
to the adoptee.
(2) That the reports under sections 2530 (relating to home study and preplacement report),
2531 (relating to report of intention to adopt) and 2533 (relating to report of intermediary)
have been filed, if required.
(3) The name and address of the intermediary, if any.
(4) The full name of the adoptee and the fact and length of time of the residence of the
adoptee with the adopting parent or parents.
(5) If there is no intermediary or if no report of the intermediary has been filed or
if the adoptee is over the age of 18 years, all vital statistics and other information
enumerated and required to be stated of record by section 2533, so far as applicable.
(6) If a change in name of the adoptee is desired, the new name.
(7) That all consents required by section 2711 (relating to consents necessary to adoption)
are attached as exhibits or the basis upon which such consents are not required.
(8) That it is the desire of the petitioner or the petitioners that the relationship of
parent and child be established between the petitioner or petitioners and the adoptee.
(9) If no birth certificate or certification of registration of birth can be obtained,
a statement of the reason therefor and an allegation of the efforts made to obtain
the certificate with a request that the court establish a date and place of birth
at the adoption hearing on the basis of the evidence presented.
(May 21, 1992, P.L.228, No.34, eff. 60 days)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
23
cases (
5 in the last 5 years), 1986–2025 · leading case:
In Re Adoption of Hess, 608 A.2d 10 (Pa. 1992).
In Re Adoption of Hess, 608 A.2d 10 (Pa. 1992).
· cites it 4× “23 Pa.C.S. § 2701 et seq. A Petition to Adopt must be filed, and the court shall obtain any necessary *224 consents to the adoption.”
In Re Adoption of J.E.F., 902 A.2d 402 (Pa. 2006).
· cites it 2× “" 23 Pa.C.S. § 2701(7). In a case where the party has not secured the Section 2711 consents, the party may request that the court dispense with the consent requirement under Section 2713 where the adoptee is over age 18 or where the "adoptee is under age eighteen and has no…”
In Re Adoption of R.B.F., 803 A.2d 1195 (Pa. 2002).
“” 23 Pa.C.S. § 2701(7) (emphasis added). Thus, contrary to our holding in E.”
Commonwealth v. Baker, 766 A.2d 328 (Pa. 2001).
“[4] The Commonwealth remarks that "threaten" is not defined in the PFA, 23 Pa.C.S. § 2701 et seq., and argues that we should follow the common, every day usage of that word, which establishes that a threat does not need to be communicated to any particular person in order to be…”
In Re Baby Girl D., 517 A.2d 925 (Pa. 1986).
· cites it 2× “[1] Prior to the filing of a *461 Petition for Adoption, 23 Pa.C.S. §§ 2701 and 2702, the Act requires two reports: a report of intention to adopt, 23 Pa.”
In Re Adoption of C.C.G., 762 A.2d 724 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2000).
· cites it 2× “There are no provisions within the Adoption Act that permit differential treatment to homosexual joint petitioners versus heterosexual joint petitioners.”
In Re Adoption of R.B.F., 762 A.2d 739 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2000).
· cites it 2× “See also 23 Pa.C.S. § 2701 (Contents of petition for adoption).”
Adoption of: A.W., Appeal of: C.W., 230 A.3d 1139 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2020).
“§§ 2501-2558, “Proceedings Prior to Petitions to Adopt”; 23 Pa.C.S. §§ 2701- 2742, “Petition for Adoption”; and 23 Pa.”
In Re Adoption of D.M.H., 682 A.2d 315 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1996).
“23 Pa.C.S. § 2701(1). This requirement indicates that a relationship between the proposed adoptive parent and the adoptee is a relevant consideration.”
Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Herman, J., 161 A.3d 194 (Pa. 2017).
· cites it 2× “2d 10, 11-12 (1979) (noting that this presumption pertains in an as-applied vagueness challenge), superseded by statute on other grounds, 23 Pa.C.S. §2701(7); In re Adoption of R.”
Commonwealth v. Herman, 161 A.3d 194 (Pa. 2017).
“2d 10, 11-12 (1979) (noting that this presumption pertains in an as-applied vagueness challenge), superseded by statute on other grounds, 23 Pa.C.S. § 2701(7); In re Adoption of R.”
Russell v. Bridgens, 647 N.W.2d 56 (Neb. 2002).
“In this regard, 23 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 2701(7) (West 2001) provides that a petition for adoption shall state that “all consents required by section 2711 (relating to consents necessary to adoption) are attached as exhibits or the basis upon which such consents are not…”
— 23 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2701(1) — 2 cases
In Re Adoption of Hess, 608 A.2d 10 (Pa. 1992).
“23 Pa.C.S. § 2701 et seq. A Petition to Adopt must be filed, and the court shall obtain any necessary *224 consents to the adoption.”
In Re Adoption of D.M.H., 682 A.2d 315 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1996).
“23 Pa.C.S. § 2701(1). This requirement indicates that a relationship between the proposed adoptive parent and the adoptee is a relevant consideration.”
— 23 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2701(7) — 6 cases
In Re Adoption of J.E.F., 902 A.2d 402 (Pa. 2006).
“" 23 Pa.C.S. § 2701(7). In a case where the party has not secured the Section 2711 consents, the party may request that the court dispense with the consent requirement under Section 2713 where the adoptee is over age 18 or where the "adoptee is under age eighteen and has no…”
In Re Adoption of R.B.F., 803 A.2d 1195 (Pa. 2002).
“” 23 Pa.C.S. § 2701(7) (emphasis added). Thus, contrary to our holding in E.”
Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Herman, J., 161 A.3d 194 (Pa. 2017).
“2d 10, 11-12 (1979) (noting that this presumption pertains in an as-applied vagueness challenge), superseded by statute on other grounds, 23 Pa.C.S. §2701(7); In re Adoption of R.”
Commonwealth v. Herman, 161 A.3d 194 (Pa. 2017).
“2d 10, 11-12 (1979) (noting that this presumption pertains in an as-applied vagueness challenge), superseded by statute on other grounds, 23 Pa.C.S. § 2701(7); In re Adoption of R.”
Russell v. Bridgens, 647 N.W.2d 56 (Neb. 2002).
“In this regard, 23 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 2701(7) (West 2001) provides that a petition for adoption shall state that “all consents required by section 2711 (relating to consents necessary to adoption) are attached as exhibits or the basis upon which such consents are not…”
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