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In re J.C.’s Empirical Analysis

2008

Citation profile

62
cited by 62 later decisions
1
states following
September 2025
most recently cited

58 state decisions

Relationships

Relies on In re T.C.

Most-quoted passages

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  1. “(f) the child is an adjudicated youth in need of care and both of the following exist: (i) an appropriate treatment plan that has been approved by the court has not been complied with by the parents or has not been successful; and (ii) the conduct or condition of the parents rendering them unfit is unlikely to change within a reasonable time.”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent

How this case has been treated — in progress

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