A.E. v. M.C.’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 7 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"A voluntary and intentional relinquishment of the custody of a child by a parent, or a withholding from the child, without good cause or excuse, by the parent, of his or her presence, care, love, protection, maintenance, or the opportunity for the display of filial affection, or the failure to claim the rights of a parent, or failure to perform the duties of a parent."”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. J.P. v. D.P. · T.M. v. M.D.B.

2. “' "We should not equate the filing of 'court papers' and the taking of legal positions with the establishment of human relationships.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. J.P. v. D.P. · J.P. v. D.P.

3. ““[A]t the time the petitioners sought custody of the child and a finding of dependency, the child had been abandoned by both persons legally obligated to care for and/or to supervise him. The mother had allowed the petitioners to assume physical custody of the child and thereafter assumed no responsibility for his care or supervision. The father had not seen the child or provided any financial support for a period of over three years. The child was, therefore, dependent as that term is defined by § 12-15-1(10), Ala.Code 1975.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. T.M. v. M.D.B.