Lange v. Cole’s Empirical Analysis

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

1. “... The law does not set forth a specific method of obtaining consent of the natural parent to the adoption. Here the consent of Mrs. Lange comes directly from the fact that she told the Coles she wanted them to adopt the child and she signed the notarial act of consent. Consent may be inferred from the fact that she was personally served with the petition for adoption with the date of the hearing set forth therein, and she failed to appear to contest the matter. Consequently, the notarial act of consent is not necessary. ... Under these circumstances, the fact that the notarial consent... was not filed in the record is of no moment. 289 So.2d at 307 . (Emphasis ours.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 484 So. 2d 206 - In Re RLV

2. “if the evidence establishes that the adoptive parents are unfit, or that it would be to the best interests of the child that such a decree be revoked.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re McK