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2025 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 27 - Petition for Adoption
Section 2713 - When other consents not required
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23 PA Cons Stat § 2713 (2025)
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§ 2713. When other consents not required.
The court, in its discretion, may dispense with consents other than that of the adoptee to a petition for adoption when:
(1) the adoptee is over 18 years of age; or
(2) the adoptee is under 18 years of age and has no parent living whose consent is required.
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