Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 25 - Proceedings Prior to Petition to Adopt

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 25 was added October 15, 1980, P.L.934, No.163,...

Section 2501 - Relinquishment to agency - (a) Petition.--When any child under the age of 18 years...

Section 2502 - Relinquishment to adult intending to adopt child - (a) Petition.--When any child under the age of 18 years...

Section 2503 - Hearing - (a) General rule.--Upon presentation of a petition prepared pursuant to...

Section 2504 - Alternative procedure for relinquishment - (a) Petition to confirm consent to adoption.--If the parent or...

Section 2504.1 - Confidentiality - The court shall take such steps as are reasonably necessary...

Section 2505 - Counseling - (a) List of counselors.--Any hospital or other facility providing maternity...

Section 2511 - Grounds for involuntary termination - (a) General rule.--The rights of a parent in regard to...

Section 2512 - Petition for involuntary termination - (a) Who may file.--A petition to terminate parental rights with...

Section 2513 - Hearing - (a) Time.--The court shall fix a time for hearing on...

Section 2514 - Special provisions when child conceived as a result of rape or incest - Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, when...

Section 2521 - Effect of decree of termination - (a) Adoption proceeding rights extinguished.--A decree terminating all rights of...

Section 2530 - Home study and preplacement report - (a) General rule.--No intermediary shall place a child in the...

Section 2531 - Report of intention to adopt - (a) General rule.--Every person now having or hereafter receiving or...

Section 2532 - Filing of report - The report required by section 2531 (relating to report of...

Section 2533 - Report of intermediary - (a) General rule.--Within six months after filing the report of...

Section 2534 - Exhibits - The report of the intermediary shall have attached to it...

Section 2535 - Investigation - (a) General rule.--When a report required by section 2531 (relating...

Section 2551 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter...

Section 2552 - Pennsylvania Adoption Cooperative Exchange - There shall be a Pennsylvania Adoption Cooperative Exchange in the...

Section 2553 - Registration of children - (a) Mandatory registration.--PACE shall register and be responsible for the...

Section 2554 - Responsibilities of PACE - PACE shall be responsible for the following: (1) Registration of...

Section 2555 - Responsibilities of public and private agencies - All public and licensed private child service agencies shall register...

Section 2556 - Related activities of agencies unaffected - This subchapter shall not be construed to limit or delay...

Section 2557 - Regulations and staff - The department shall promulgate necessary regulations and shall hire the...

Section 2558 - Retroactive application of subchapter - This subchapter shall apply retroactively to all children for whom:...