In Re John’s Empirical Analysis
1992
Citation profile
1 district · 7 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Santosky v. Kramer · Lassiter v. Department of Social Services of Durham County North Carolina · Bedard v. Notre Dame Hospital · Town of North Kingstown v. North Kingstown Teachers Ass'n · In Re LaPorte
Most-quoted passages
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“[Neglect or abandonment statute] was not designed to be used as a sword in an ex-spouse’s arsenal of weapons against a former mate to preclude involvement of the noncustodial parent forever. A spouse’s proper action to prevent his or her ex-spouse from having contact with a child is to make a motion for denial of visitation and custody ... or for a protective order.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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