Authority
The provisions of this § 3680.46 issued under Articles II, VII, IX and X of the Public Welfare Code (62 P. S. § § 201—211, 701—774, 901—922 and 1001—1080).
Notes of Decisions
Parental Rights
After a child is placed in foster care, a parent’s right to control the child’s religious training is no longer absolute. Therefore, it is appropriate, when the initial placement is made, to give some weight to the child’s and or the parent’s religious background and place the child in a setting consistent with that background; however, that concern does not outweigh all other considerations relative to the development and well being of the child and may be overridden by such concerns. So long as the state makes reasonable efforts to assure that the religious needs of the children are met during the interval in which the state assumes parental rights, the free exercise rights of the parents and their children are adequately observed. Baby Neil ex rel. Kanter v. Casey, 43 F.3d 48, (3rd Cir. 1994).
