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23 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2905 (2026)

 Impounding of proceedings and access to records (Repealed).

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§ 2905.  Impounding of proceedings and access to records (Repealed).

 

2010 Repeal.  Section 2905 was repealed October 27, 2010, P.L.961, No.101, effective in 180 days.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1993–2010 · leading case: In Re Adoption of R.B.F., 803 A.2d 1195 (Pa. 2002).
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In Re Adoption of R.B.F., 803 A.2d 1195 (Pa. 2002). “” 23 Pa.C.S. § 2905(a) (emphasis added). On the record presented, the Superior Court could not determine whether the trial court made a factual finding as to whether the appellant demonstrated cause for disclosure of the adoption records as set forth in the statute.”
In re Petition to Release Adoption Records Pursuant to 23 Pa.C.S. 2905, 653 A.2d 1254 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1995). · cites it 4× “23 Pa.C.S. § 2905(a). On December 12, 1984, Section 2905 of the Act was amended to provide, in part, as follows: (b) Petition to court for limited information.”
In Re Est. of Dupont, 2 A.3d 516 (Pa. 2010). “In this regard, the estate suggests an analogy to adoption proceedings, the records of which must be “withheld from inspection except on an order of court granted upon cause shown,” 23 Pa.C.S. § 2905(a), and divorce proceedings, which are also afforded significant privacy…”
In Re Adoption of J.E.F., 864 A.2d 1207 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2004). “¶ 17 Regardless, we acknowledge CYA’s counter argument, which relies on 23 Pa.C.S. § 2905 (“Impounding of proceedings and access to records”) and 23 Pa.”
In Re Long, 745 A.2d 673 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2000). “¶ 5 Appellant’s petition is governed by 23 Pa.C.S. Section 2905. Subsection (a) of that statute sets forth the general rule that adoption records are to be impounded “.”
In re E.K., 53 Pa. D. & C.4th 384 (2001). · cites it 2× “Other related donors have been tested and do not qualify. The child placed for adoption in 1970 offers the best hope for HLA-compatible marrow and petitioner’s best hope for life.”
In re Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights K.D.M.A., 18 Pa. D. & C.4th 297 (1993). “Her efforts are prohibited by a plain reading of the Adoption Act, in particular 23 Pa.C.S. §2905. *301 Petitioners contend that the uncle should be able to adopt the child as proposed because the Adoption Act states that “[a]ny individual may become an adopting parent,”…”
— 23 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2905(a) — 4 cases
In Re Adoption of R.B.F., 803 A.2d 1195 (Pa. 2002). “” 23 Pa.C.S. § 2905(a) (emphasis added). On the record presented, the Superior Court could not determine whether the trial court made a factual finding as to whether the appellant demonstrated cause for disclosure of the adoption records as set forth in the statute.”
In Re Est. of Dupont, 2 A.3d 516 (Pa. 2010). “In this regard, the estate suggests an analogy to adoption proceedings, the records of which must be “withheld from inspection except on an order of court granted upon cause shown,” 23 Pa.C.S. § 2905(a), and divorce proceedings, which are also afforded significant privacy…”
In re Petition to Release Adoption Records Pursuant to 23 Pa.C.S. 2905, 653 A.2d 1254 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1995). “23 Pa.C.S. § 2905(a). On December 12, 1984, Section 2905 of the Act was amended to provide, in part, as follows: (b) Petition to court for limited information.”
In re E.K., 53 Pa. D. & C.4th 384 (2001). “Other related donors have been tested and do not qualify. The child placed for adoption in 1970 offers the best hope for HLA-compatible marrow and petitioner’s best hope for life.”
— 23 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2905(b) — 1 case
In re Petition to Release Adoption Records Pursuant to 23 Pa.C.S. 2905, 653 A.2d 1254 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1995). “23 Pa.C.S. § 2905(a). On December 12, 1984, Section 2905 of the Act was amended to provide, in part, as follows: (b) Petition to court for limited information.”
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