Herbst v. Compton’s Empirical Analysis

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18 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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Although a natural parent under a divorce decree is given only rights of visitation with minor children, we are not prepared to say that all the other privileges, duties and obligations of parenthood are thereby excluded. The simple acts whereby a parent may manifest normal affection, care and interest in a child are ordinarily not judicially proscribed. The door is left ajar for the parent to maintain the remaining thread of the parent-child relationship. The exercise of the right of visitation is only one of the many factors to be considered by the court in its ultimate determination.” p. 508.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re the Adoption of Wilson

2. “. . Before any minor child is adopted, consent must be given to such adoption: (1) by the living parents of a legitimate child or (2) by the mother of an illegitimate child or (3) by one of the parents if the other has failed or refused to assume the duties of a parent for two (2) consecutive years or is incapable of giving such consent . .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 2 Kan. App. 2d 265 - Aslin v. Seamon

3. “[p]ublic policy demands that an adoption carry with it a complete breaking of old ties.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 16 Kan. App. 2d 164 - In Re the Adoption of J.M.U.