PENNSYLVANIA
25 Pa. §§ 2501(a), 2511(a),(b), 42 Pa. § 6302
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| Abandonment or Extreme Parental Disinterest | |
| Abuse/Neglect | X |
| Mental Illness or Deficiency | |
| Alcohol- or Drug-induced Incapacity | |
| Felony Conviction/ Incarceration | |
| Failure of Reasonable Efforts | X |
| Sexual Abuse | X |
| Abuse/Neglect or Loss of Rights of Another Child | X |
| Failure to Maintain Contact | X |
| Failure to Provide Support | X |
| Failure to Establish Paternity | X |
| Child Judged in Need of Services/Dependent | |
| Child's Best Interest | X |
| Child in care 15 of 22 months (or less) | X |
| Felony assault of child or sibling | X |
| Murder/Manslaughter of sibling child | X |
| Other Grounds | • Conception result of rape
• Voluntary relinquishment
• Identity or location of parent unknown
• Presumptive father not the natural father
• Aggravated circumstances |
