{"data":{"id":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-2903","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"23 Pa.C.S. § 2903","heading":"Retention of parental status.","body":"Whenever a parent consents to the adoption of his child by his spouse, the parent-child relationship between him and his child shall remain whether or not he is one of the petitioners in the adoption proceeding.","path":["Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS","PART III ADOPTION","CHAPTER 29 DECREES AND RECORDS","SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=23\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=29\u0026sctn=3\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-07-29 (Statute Update stamp, 23 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:43Z","sha256":"1c908d010d631bf15834a452f7a5bb1e71aa22dd5eca317efcb563fb9eb69ef3","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-2902","next":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-2904"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}