The following is the text of Sch.Co.O.C. Rule 15.4D before it was amended on January 17, 1996.

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Rule 15.4D. Contested Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights. Appointment of Counsel for Minor Child.
When the attorney for petitioners has reason to believe the petition for involuntary termination will be contested, the attorney for petitioners, at the time of presentation of the petition or as soon thereafter as there is reason to believe the petition will be contested, shall request the Court to appoint counsel for the minor child or children in accordance with Section 2313 of the Adoption Act.

[Adopted April 1, 1993, effective 30 days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. 26 Pa.B. 467 (2/3/96).]