Sauls v. Atchison’s Empirical Analysis
2014
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
1
states following
June 2018
most recently cited
1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Ferguson v. Composite State Board of Medical Examiners · Dell v. Dell · 316 Ga. App. 792 - Sauls v. Atchison · Johnson v. Taylor · Numanovic v. Jones
Most-quoted passages
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“It was for the trial court, and not for the appellate court, to assess the credibility of the witnesses and resolve contested factual issues. The trial court is vested with significant discretion in making the determination as to whether the parent's failure to communicate with the child [and/or failure to provide care and support] is excusable.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“If there is any evidence to support the trial court's finding that the adoption is in the child's best interest, such finding will be affirmed.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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