{"data":{"id":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-2713","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"23 Pa.C.S. § 2713","heading":"When other consents not required.","body":"The court, in its discretion, may dispense with consents other than that of the adoptee to a petition for adoption when:\n(1) the adoptee is over 18 years of age; or\n(2) the adoptee is under 18 years of age and has no parent living whose consent is required.","path":["Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS","PART III ADOPTION","CHAPTER 27 PETITION FOR ADOPTION","SUBCHAPTER B CONSENTS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=23\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=27\u0026sctn=13\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-07-29 (Statute Update stamp, 23 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:43Z","sha256":"fbf15dc994ea9eb18435a2f4757e7926274f512cc0d23a879d0da296ae82be01","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-2712","next":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-2714"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}