Williamson v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1979
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
January 1984
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Most-quoted passages
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“the legal principle that in proceedings of this character [dependency cases] the primary consideration of the juvenile court must be the best interest of the child. However, the natural parent has a right to family integrity which must not be treated lightly and such parent should not be deprived of reasonable right of visitation with the hope of restoring future custody and control of the child to the natural parent when future circumstances and the welfare of the child justify the same.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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