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Westmoreland Cnty. C.P. Local Rules of Court RULE WO 15.8
VOLUNTARY RELINQUISHMENT TO ADULT INTENDING TO ADOPT CHILD
A petition to relinquish parental rights and duties with respect to a child who has
been in the exclusive care of Prospective Adoptive Parents, which alleges that one of
the natural parents is deceased shall have attached to it the death certificate of the
deceased parent, or if no death certificate or certification of registration of death can
be obtained, a statement of the reason therefor and an allegation of the efforts made
to obtain the certificate with a request that the court establish a date and place of
death at the adoption hearing on the basis of the evidence presented.
Rescinded September 17, 2009; New Rule WO302 adopted September 17, 2009, effective November 2, 2009.
Rule WO302(b) rescinded in part August 27, 2013, effective October 14, 2013. Rule WO302 renumbered April 6,
2017, effective May 29, 2017. Rule WO15.8 amended effective August 22, 2022.
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- www.westmorelandcountypa.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-30
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- 2026-09-30
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