In re Cameron B.’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

48 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 48 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “only if there is no competent evidence in the record to support it, if the fact-finder clearly misapprehends the meaning of the evidence, or if the finding is so contrary to the credible evidence that it does not represent the truth and right of the case.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Child of James R. · In re Melissa F.

2. “to establish safe, long-term care for a child who is the subject of a child protection proceeding.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Children of Nicole M. · In re Domenick B.

3. “[w]hen it is appropriate, ... allows parents whose children cannot be returned to them to have a meaningful opportunity to maintain a legal relationship with their children and to have the court determine their rights to have contact with their children.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Children of Nicole M. · In re Domenick B.