Debbie L. v. Galadriel R.’s Empirical Analysis

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26 state decisions

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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 26 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[T]he child has resided with the petitioner without the parent for a period of ninety days or more immediately preceding the date the petition is filed and a parent having legal custody of the child is currently unwilling or unable to provide adequate care, maintenance and supervision for the child or there are extraordinary circumstances.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Stanley J. v. Cliff L. · FREEDOM C. v. Julie Ann D.

2. “(1) the legal parent consented to and fostered the nonparent's formation and establishment of a parent-like relationship between the nonparent and the child; (2) the nonparent and the child lived together in the same household; (3) the nonparent assumed obligations of parenthood by taking significant responsibility for the child's care, education and development, including contributing towards the child's support, without expectation of financial compensation, and (4) the nonparent has established a parental role sufficient to create with the child a bonded, dependent relationship parental in nature.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Chatterjee v. King · Chatterjee v. King

3. “older New Mexico cases also support recognition of psychological parentage.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Chatterjee v. King