In the Int. of: E.D.A. III, a Minor; Apl. of: E.A.

Summary

Justice Donohue dissented, arguing that the trial court’s termination of parental rights was not supported by clear and convincing evidence and that the appellate court should not dismiss the appeal as improvidently granted. The dissent emphasizes the constitutional protection of parental rights and the high burden of proof required under Pennsylvania’s Adoption Act. It calls for remand to consider the competent evidence presented at termination hearings.