A.M. v. A.C.’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 29 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 32 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The overriding purpose of the Children's Code is to protect the welfare and safety of children in Colorado by providing procedures through which their best interests can be ascertained and served.”

   6 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. People ex rel. S.N. · T.W. v. M.C.

2. “to 'intervene' means to become a party to the litigation.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. T.W. v. M.C. · T.W. v. M.C

3. “The adjudication represents the court's determination that state intervention is necessary to protect the child and that the family requires rehabilitative services in order to safely parent the child”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. People in Interest of R.S · People v. M.L.