FOLLOWING:
(I) THE INDIVIDUAL HAS ASSUMED OR IS WILLING TO
ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CHILD.
(II) THE INDIVIDUAL HAS A SUSTAINED, SUBSTANTIAL AND
SINCERE INTEREST IN THE WELFARE OF THE CHILD. IN
DETERMINING WHETHER THE INDIVIDUAL MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS
OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, THE COURT MAY CONSIDER, AMONG OTHER
FACTORS, THE NATURE, QUALITY, EXTENT AND LENGTH OF THE
INVOLVEMENT BY THE INDIVIDUAL IN THE CHILD'S LIFE.
(III) NEITHER PARENT HAS ANY FORM OF CARE AND
CONTROL OF THE CHILD.
(5) PARAGRAPH (4) SHALL NOT APPLY IF:
(I) A DEPENDENCY PROCEEDING INVOLVING THE CHILD HAS
BEEN INITIATED OR IS ONGOING; OR
(II) THERE IS AN ORDER OF PERMANENT LEGAL CUSTODY
UNDER 42 PA.C.S. § 6351(A)(2.1) OR (F.1)(3) (RELATING TO
DISPOSITION OF DEPENDENT CHILD).
SECTION 2. SECTIONS 5325(2) AND 5329(A) INTRODUCTORY
PARAGRAPH OF TITLE 23 ARE AMENDED TO READ:
§ 5325. Standing for partial physical custody and supervised
physical custody.
In addition to situations set forth in section 5324 (relating
to standing for any form of physical custody or legal custody),
grandparents and great-grandparents may file an action under
this chapter for partial physical custody or supervised physical
custody in the following situations:
* * *
(2) where THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CHILD BEGAN EITHER
WITH THE CONSENT OF A PARENT OF THE CHILD OR UNDER A COURT
ORDER AND WHERE the parents of the child [have been separated
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