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Westmoreland Cnty. C.P. Local Rules of Court RULE WO 15.9
ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURE FOR RELINQUISHMENT BY CONFIRMATION OF CONSENT TO ADOPTION
A petition to confirm consent to adoption given by a birth parent, presumptive
father, or putative father relinquishing parental rights and agreeing to have the child
placed for adoption, 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
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request that the court establish a date and place of death at the adoption hearing on
the basis of the evidence presented.
Rule WO15.9, adopted effective August 22, 2022.
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- www.westmorelandcountypa.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-30
- Edition
- 2026-09-30
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