In re M.A.W.’s Empirical Analysis
2017
Citation profile
9
cited by 9 later decisions
1
states following
August 2019
most recently cited
9 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Matter of Montgomery · Howerton v. Arai Helmet, Ltd. · Matter of Ballard · 173 N.C. App. 1 - In Re PLP · 158 N.C. App. 198 - In Re Yocum
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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[i]ncarceration, standing alone, is neither a sword nor a shield in a termination of parental rights decision.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent“the fundamental principle underlying North Carolina's approach to controversies involving child neglect and custody [is] that the best interest of the child is the polar star.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. In re A.P.“the trial court ... appropriately considered the prior adjudication of neglect as relevant evidence during the termination hearing”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. In re P.R.T.
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.