PRINTER'S NO. 1079
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1038
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY KRAJEWSKI, FIEDLER, KENYATTA, SANCHEZ, RABB,
HARRIS, GUZMAN, HOHENSTEIN, HILL-EVANS, LEE AND INNAMORATO,
MARCH 31, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 31, 2021
AN ACT
Amending Titles 23 (Domestic Relations), 42 (Judiciary and
Judicial Procedure) and 44 (Law and Justice) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in proceedings prior to
petition to adopt, further providing for grounds for
involuntary termination; in juvenile matters, further
providing for disposition of dependent child; and adding
provisions relating to certain arrest protocols.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 2511(b) of Title 23 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
§ 2511. Grounds for involuntary termination.
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(b) Other considerations.--
(1) The court in terminating the rights of a parent
shall give primary consideration to the developmental,
physical and emotional needs and welfare of the child.
(2) The rights of a parent shall not be terminated
solely on the basis of:
(i) environmental factors such as inadequate
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