Opinion
J-S45003-18 No. 548 MDA 2018 No. 549 MDA 2018
10-03-2018
IN THE INTEREST OF: N.I.C., A MINOR APPEAL OF: C.C. IN THE INTEREST OF: J.I.C., A MINOR APPEAL OF: C.C.
NON-PRECEDENTIAL DECISION - SEE SUPERIOR COURT I.O.P. 65.37
Appeal from the Decree Entered February 28, 2018
In the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County
Orphans' Court at No(s): 2 AD 2018 CP-22-DP-0000060-2014 Appeal from the Decree Entered February 28, 2018
In the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County
Orphans' Court at No(s): 3 AD 2018 CP-22-DP-0000062-2014 BEFORE: PANELLA, J., OTT, J., and PLATT, J. JUDGMENT ORDER BY PANELLA, J.
Retired Senior Judge assigned to the Superior Court.
C.C. ("Father") appeals from decrees entered February 28, 2018, which granted the petition filed by the Dauphin County Social Services for Children and Youth and terminated his parental rights to his children, N.I.C. (born March 2008) and J.I.C. (born January 2010), pursuant to 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 2511(a)(1), (2), and (b) of the Adoption Act. We affirm.
For a recitation of the facts and procedural history of this case, we refer the reader to the trial court opinion. See Trial Court Opinion, filed 4/25/18, at 1-4.
The standard of review in termination of parental rights cases requires appellate courts to accept the findings of fact and credibility determinations of the trial court if they are supported by the record. If the factual findings are supported, appellate courts review to determine if the trial court made an error of law or abused its discretion. A decision may be reversed for an abuse of discretion only upon demonstration of manifest unreasonableness, partiality, prejudice, bias, or ill-will. The trial court's decision, however, should not be reversed merely because the record would support a different result. We have previously emphasized our deference to trial courts that often have first-hand observations of the parties spanning multiple hearings.In re T.S.M., 71 A.3d 251, 267 (Pa. 2013) (citations and quotation marks omitted).
After a thorough review of the record, the briefs of the parties, the applicable law, and the well-reasoned opinion of the trial court, it is our determination that there is no merit to the questions raised on appeal. The trial court's thorough opinion, filed on April 25, 2018, comprehensively discusses and properly disposes of the two questions presented on appeal. We adopt that opinion as our own and affirm.
Decrees affirmed. Judgment Entered. /s/_________
Joseph D. Seletyn, Esq.
Prothonotary Date: 10/03/2018
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