In Re Adopt. of: M.E.L., a Minor - No. (Granted) (petitions for allowance of appeal)

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT IN RE: ADOPTION OF: M.E.L., A MINOR PETITION OF: D.D.L., FATHER : No. 440 MAL 2022 : : : Petition for Allowance of Appeal : from the Order of the Superior Court ORDER PER CURIAM AND NOW, this 21st day of November, 2022, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, as stated by Petitioner, is: Whether the Superior Court erred as a matter of law and/or abused its discretion in remanding this matter to the trial court to evaluate whether Mother could establish the “cause” exception of 23 Pa.C.S. § 2901 where the child is proposed to be adopted by a non-spouse?

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