418 Pa. Super. 359 - In Re SM’s Empirical Analysis
1992
Citation profile
49 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 51 later decisions — most recently August 2020 · most notably 456 Pa. Super. 685 - In re L.J. (1997), 428 Pa. Super. 515 - Weir v. Weir (1993)
49 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Lehman Ex Rel. Lehman v. Lycoming County Children's Services Agency · 392 Pa. Super. 598 - In Re Adoption of T.M.F. · In Re Commitment of Hutchinson · 375 Pa. Super. 88 - In the Interest of Justin S. · 315 Pa. Super. 510 - In Re Frank W.D.
Most-quoted passages
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“The standard of review which this Court employs in cases of dependency is broad. However, the scope of review is limited in a fundamental manner by our inability to nullify the fact-finding of the lower court. We accord great weight to this function of the hearing judge because he is in the position to observe and rule upon the credibility of the witnesses and the parties who appear before him. Relying upon his unique posture, we will not overrule his findings if they are supported by competent evidence.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. In re Read · In re C.R.S.“The Juvenile Act has been interpreted to allow for the removal of a child from the custody of his parents only where there is clear necessity for such removal. Such necessity is implicated where the welfare of the child demands that he be taken from his parents' custody. We note that a decision to remove a child from his or her parents' custody must be reconciled with the "paramount purpose" of preserving family unity.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“must make a strong showing of ineffectiveness of counsel,”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
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.