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IN RE ADOPTION OF J.S.M., JR.

492 Pa. 313 (1981)

424 A.2d 878

In re ADOPTION OF J.S.M., JR., a Minor.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided January 30, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lorraine D. Taylor, Neighborhood Legal Services, McKeesport, for appellant.

Ira Weiss, Pittsburgh, for appellee.

Before O'BRIEN, C.J., and ROBERTS, NIX, LARSEN, FLAHERTY and KAUFMANN, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

NIX, Justice.

In this matter, the Orphans' Court Division of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County involuntarily terminated the parental rights of the natural father pursuant to § 311(1) of the Adoption Act, Act of July 24, 1970, P.L. 620, § 311(1), 1 P.S. § 311(1) (Supp. 1980-81). In this direct appeal, the natural father seeks to challenge the validity of that determination. The question in this case is whether...

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