23 Pa.C.S. § 2514: Special provisions when child conceived as a result of rape or incest.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS
- PART III ADOPTION
- CHAPTER 25 PROCEEDINGS PRIOR TO PETITION TO ADOPT
- SUBCHAPTER B INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, when a petition has been filed by a parent seeking to involuntarily terminate parental rights of the other parent under section 2511(a)(7) (relating to grounds for involuntary termination), the following apply:
(1) The petitioner shall not be required to aver that:
(i) the petitioner will assume custody of the child until such time as the child is adopted;
(ii) adoption is presently contemplated; or
(iii) a person with a present intention to adopt exists.
(2) Parental rights shall be terminated if all other legal requirements have been met.
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