In re Mathew H.’s Empirical Analysis

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10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Although the [mother] contends that [she] made progress towards rehabilitation, the evidence was sufficient to support the court's finding, by clear and convincing evidence, of at least one ground of [her] parental unfitness.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Amber L.

2. “viewing the facts, and the weight to be given them, through the trial court's lens, and giving the court's judgment substantial deference.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Children of Jessica D.