135 N.C. App. 387 - In Re McLean’s Empirical Analysis
1999
Citation profile
130
cited by 130 later decisions
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states following
February 2019
most recently cited
130 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 127 N.C. App. 505 - Matter of Helms · 112 N.C. App. 747 - Matter of Safriet · 114 N.C. App. 91 - Matter of Nicholson · 64 N.C. App. 249 - Wolfe v. Wolfe · State v. Stanley
Most-quoted passages
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“the decision of the trial court must of necessity be predictive in nature, as the trial court must assess whether there is a substantial risk of future abuse or neglect of a child based on the historical facts of the case.”
28 later decisions quote this exact passage“the trial court some discretion in determining whether children are at risk for a particular kind of harm given their age and the environment in which they reside.”
12 later decisions quote this exact passage“A juvenile who does not receive proper care, supervision, or discipline from the juvenile's parent, guardian, custodian, or caretaker; or who has been abandoned; or who is not provided necessary medical care; or who is not provided necessary remedial care; or who lives in an environment injurious to the juvenile's welfare; or who has been placed for care or adoption in violation of law.”
11 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. In Re KD · In re A.N.L.
How this case has been treated — in progress
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