R.E. v. B.B.’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

31 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 34 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(a) the physical, mental, or emotional condition and needs of the child and his desires regarding the termination, if the court determines he is of sufficient capacity to express his desires; and (b) the effort the parent ... [has] made to adjust [her] cireamstances, conduct, or conditions to make it in the child's best interest to return him to his home after a reasonable length of time, including ... (i) payment of a reasonable portion of substitute physical care and maintenance, if financially able; (ii) maintenance of regular parent-time or other contact with the child ...; and (iii) maintenance of regular contact and communication with the custodian of the child.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. D.D.B. v. J.L.C. · R.O. v. M.M.

2. “the court may also consider any other evidence that is probative of what is in the child's best interest.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. D.D.B. v. J.L.C. · R.O. v. M.M.

3. “evidence indicating that [the parent] did not consciously disregard [his or her] parental obligations or that [his or her] conduct did not lead to the destruction of the parent-child relationship.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. A.M. v. State · A.M. v. State