EOS v. JLS’s Empirical Analysis

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7 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “§ 1-22-110. When adoption permitted without consent. (a) ... [Tlhe adoption of a child may be ordered without the written consent of a parent or the putative father if the court finds that ... the nonconsenting parent or parents have: [[Image here]] (iv) Willfully failed to contribute to the support of the child for a period of one (1) year immediately prior to the filing of the petition to adopt and has failed to bring the support obligation current within sixty (60) days after service of the petition to adopt[.]”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. DLH v. JLA · SL v. CAD

2. “Although [Mother] testified that she applied for jobs after that, without success, she did not take other steps to improve her prospects of becoming employed such as registering with an employment service or finishing the GED program to enhance her education.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. MMM v. AMMJ (In re MMM) · DLH v. JLA

3. “[T]he focus must remain on the parent's intent and ability to pay. The courts should look at whether the parent has demonstrated, through whatever financial means available to him, that the parent has not forgotten his statutory obligation to his child.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. MMM v. AMMJ (In re MMM) · DLH v. JLA