Pennsylvania law grants the Court of Common Pleas jurisdiction over adoption and termination proceedings, specifying where these cases can be filed. It also states that individuals of any age or residence can be adopted, and anyone can become an adoptive parent. The law outlines the appropriate venues and general eligibility for adoptees and adoptive parents.
The Court of Common Pleas in each county has original jurisdiction over adoption, relinquishment, and termination proceedings.
You can file in the county where the parent, adoptee, or the agency involved resides or is located, or with court approval, where the adoptee previously lived.
Yes, any individual, regardless of age or residence, can be adopted according to Pennsylvania law.
Any individual, regardless of background or circumstances, may become an adoptive parent under Pennsylvania law.