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← 233 WVA 91 - In Re S.W.

In Re S.W.’s Empirical Analysis

2014

Citation profile

4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
March 2019
most recently cited

4 state decisions

Relationships

Relies on 196 W. Va. 223 - In Interest of Tiffany Marie S. · 182 W. Va. 302 - Matter of Jonathan P. · 198 W. Va. 79 - In Re Katie S. · 190 W. Va. 24 - In Re Jeffrey R.L. · 208 W. Va. 325 - In Re Emily B.

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

  1. “[t]his Court has consistently articulated and adhered to the statutorily-mandated standard for the termination of parental rights. West Virginia Code § 49-6-5(a)(6) 19 authorizes the termination of parental rights '[u]pon a finding that there is no reasonable likelihood that the conditions of neglect or abuse can be substantially corrected in the near future and, when necessary for the welfare of the child.'”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
  2. “overwhelming evidence supported the termination of his parental rights[,]”
    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.