In Re Dingee’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 procedure for termination of parental rights for the purpose of adoption or, if a suitable adoption plan cannot be effected, for the purpose of providing for the care of a child by some other plan which may or may not contemplate the continued possibility of eventual adoption, may be initiated whenever it appears that — * * * (4) The parent or parents of any such child, or any person or persons or organizations holding parental rights over such child are not fitted to continue to exercise parental rights.” (Emphasis supplied)”

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

2. “Persons Eligible to Petition for Termination of Parental Rights”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Interest of Kelly Stevens