In re Kyiah P.’s Empirical Analysis
2003
Citation profile
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 196 W. Va. 223 - In Interest of Tiffany Marie S. · 182 W. Va. 302 - Matter of Jonathan P. · 182 W. Va. 399 - Michael K.T. v. Tina L.T. · 208 W. Va. 325 - In Re Emily B. · 155 W. Va. 801 - State Ex Rel. Cash v. Lively
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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[t]he guiding principle in any child abuse or neglect proceeding is to do what is best for the child: “First and foremost in a contest involving the custody of a child is the consideration of that child’s welfare. It has been held repeatedly by this Court that the welfare of the child is the polar star by which the discretion of the court will be guided.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.