In Re Chambless’s Empirical Analysis

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11 state decisions

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

1. “overcome[] the presumption that a parent acts in the best interest of the ... child by proving by a preponderance of the evidence that denial of possession of or access ... would significantly impair the child's physical health or emotional well-being.”

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

2. “so long as a parent adequately cares for his or her children (i.e., is fit), there will normally be no reason for the State to inject itself into the private realm of the family.”

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

3. “[p]ossession of or access to a child by a grandparent is governed by the standards established by Chapter 153 [of the Texas Family Code].”

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