168 N.C. App. 721 - In Re J.L.S.’s Empirical Analysis
2005
Citation profile
7
cited by 7 later decisions
1
states following
November 2011
most recently cited
7 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 144 N.C. App. 620 - In Re Fuller · 97 N.C. App. 325 - In Re Barnes
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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“If an answer or response denies any material allegation of the petition or motion, the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem for the juvenile to represent the best interests of the juvenile, unless the petition or motion was filed by the guardian ad litem pursuant to G.S. 7B-1103, or a guardian ad litem has already been appointed pursuant to G.S. 7B-601.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. In re J.L.H.“intended to protect the best interests of the child,”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. In Re Jhk
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.