J-S04046-22 IN THE INTEREST OF: J.L.B., A : IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF MINOR : PENNSYLVANIA : : APPEAL OF: A.M., MOTHER : : : : : No. 1696 EDA 2021 Appeal from the Order Entered July 22, 2021 In the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County Juvenile Division at No(s): CP-51-DP-0003047-2017 IN THE INTEREST OF: J.L.B., A : IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF MINOR : PENNSYLVANIA : : APPEAL OF: A.M., MOTHER : : : : : No. 1697 EDA 2021 Appeal from the Decree Entered July 22, 2021 In the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County Juvenile Division at No(s): CP-51-AP-0000488-2020 IN THE INTEREST OF: S.M., A : IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF MINOR : PENNSYLVANIA : : APPEAL OF: A.M., MOTHER : : : : : No. 1698 EDA 2021 Appeal from the Order Entered July 22, 2021 In the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County Juvenile Division at No(s): CP-51-DP-0003052-2017 IN THE INTEREST OF: S.B.M., A : IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF MINOR : PENNSYLVANIA J-S04046-22 : : APPEAL OF: A.M., MOTHER : : : : : No. 1699 EDA 2021 Appeal from the Decree Entered July 22, 2021 In the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County Juvenile Division at No(s): CP-51-AP-0000489-2020 BEFORE: BENDER, P.J.E., MURRAY, J., and STEVENS, P.J.E.* MEMORANDUM BY BENDER, P.J.E.: FILED APRIL 4, 2022 A.M. (Mother) appeals from the decrees and the orders,1 each dated July 21, 2021, and entered on July 22, 2021, that granted the petitions filed by the Philadelphia Department of Human Services (DHS) to involuntarily terminate Mother’s parental rights and to change the permanency goals from reunification to adoption for J.L.B. (Child), born in November of 2009, and S.M. (Child),2 born in November of 2017 (collectively Children).3 After review, we affirm. ____________________________________________ * Former Justice specially assigned to the Superior Court. 1 By order, issued on September 22, 2021, this Court sua sponte consolidated these appeals because they involve related parties and issues. See Pa.R.A.P. 513. 2 S.M. is also identified as S.B.M. 3 J.L.B.’s father is M.B. S.M.’s father is R.M. Each father’s parental rights to their respective child were involuntarily terminated at the same time as Mother’s rights were terminated. Both fathers filed appeals to this Court. Their appeals are addressed in separate decisions. -2- J-S04046-22 In her brief, Mother sets forth the following issues for our review: 1. Did the [t]rial [c]ourt err or abuse its discretion in determining that Petitioner, … (DHS), had met its burden of proof by clear and convincing evidence that Mother evidenced a settled purpose of relinquishing her claim to the [C]hild[ren] or has refused or failed to perform parental duties, for at least six months immediately preceding the filing of the petition[?] 2. Did the [t]rial [c]ourt err or abuse its discretion in determining that Petitioner, DHS, had met its burden of proof that Mother has shown repeated and continued incapacity, abuse, neglect or refusal, or that such incapacity, abuse, neglect or refusal causing h[er] …
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