Conover v. Conover’s Empirical Analysis

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22 state decisions

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 22 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) that the biological or adoptive parent consented to, and fostered, the petitioner's formation and establishment of a parent-like relationship with the child; (2) that the petitioner and the child lived together in the same household; (3) that the petitioner assumed obligations of parenthood by taking significant responsibility for the child's care, education and development, including contributing towards the child's support, without expectation of financial compensation; and (4) that the petitioner has been in a parental role for a length of time sufficient to have established with the child a bonded, dependent relationship parental in nature.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 238 Md. App. 561 - Kpetigo v. Kpetigo · 242 Md. App. 1 - David A. v. Karen S.

2. “A non-biological, non-adoptive spouse who meets one, two or even three tests under ET § 1-208(b) is still a "third party" for child access purposes. Under Janice M. , he or she is not a "legal parent" .... He or she must still show exceptional circumstances to obtain access to a child over the objection of a fit biological parent and to overcome the natural parent's due process rights.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 238 Md. App. 561 - Kpetigo v. Kpetigo

3. “declined to treat Troxel as a bar to recognizing de facto parenthood or other designations used to describe third parties who have assumed a parental role.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. in the Interest of H.S., a Minor Child