York Cnty. C.P. Local Rules of Orphans' Court Procedure Rule 15.5

(a) Reserved.

(b) Reserved.

(c) Reserved.

(d) Reserved.

(e) In any adoption action initiated in the Court of Common Pleas of York County

through the filing of a petition for voluntary relinquishment to an agency, report of

intention to adopt, petition to confirm consent, petition to involuntarily terminate parental

rights, or petition to adopt involving the county agency where the underlying

dependency action has been terminated and juvenile court jurisdiction relinquished, the

county agency shall notify the clerk of the orphans’ court in the following manner within

seven days of the termination of the action:

(1) the county agency shall file a praecipe with the clerk of the orphans’

court of York County notifying the clerk that the action pending shall be discontinued

due to the termination of the underlying dependency action in the juvenile court.

(2) the praecipe shall include the caption of the dependency action and the

reason for the request to discontinue the pending action, including:

(A) the goal of adoption has been achieved in another jurisdiction,

including the name of the court where the decree was entered and the date of

the final decree of adoption, the jurisdiction of the juvenile court has been

terminated, and no further action will be taken in the orphans’ court proceeding;

(B) the goal in the underlying dependency action has been changed to

permanent legal custodianship/AAPLA. As the goal is no longer adoption, no

further action will be taken in the orphans’ court proceeding;

(C) juvenile court supervision has been terminated pursuant to

Pa.R.J.C.P. 1631 and jurisdiction relinquished. As the dependency court is no

longer supervising the child, no further action will be taken in the orphans’ court

proceeding.

(f) Upon receipt of a praecipe notifying the clerk of the orphans’ court that a final

decree of adoption has been granted in a foreign jurisdiction or that the underlying

dependency action has been terminated, the clerk may terminate the pending action

and close the case without further notice.

(g) The praecipe described above shall be substantially in the following form:

CAPTION

PRAECIPE NOTIFYING OF THE TERMINATION OF

THE JUVENILE COURT PROCEEDING

AND REQUEST TO TERMINATE PENDING ACTION

TO THE CLERK OF THE ORPHANS’ COURT OF YORK COUNTY:

Please kindly be advised that the underlying dependency action docketed to

20__ DP _____ has been terminated and jurisdiction relinquished due to:

_____ A Petition to Adopt has been granted on _[DATE OF FINAL

DECREE_ in the Orphans’ Court in ____[NAME]_______ County

concerning the above-child and docketed to __[CAPTION]________.

______The goal in the underlying dependency action has been changed

to permanent legal custodianship or AAPLA. As the goal is no longer

adoption, no further action will be taken in the Orphans’ Court proceeding.

______ Juvenile court supervision has been terminated pursuant to

Pa.R.J.C.P. 1631. As the dependency court is no longer supervising the

child, no further action will be taken in the Orphans’ Court proceeding.

______ Other: ____________________________________________.

As the dependency court is no longer supervising the action and jurisdiction

has been relinquished, no further action will be taken by the county agency.

Please terminate the above-captioned matter.

Date:_______ ______________________________

Name:

On behalf of __[AGENCY]