In Re JDS’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. “[S]ubject matter jurisdiction may be raised at any time by the parties or by the court ex mero motu .”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 191 N.C. App. 251 - In the Matter of Vsw · 190 N.C. App. 779 - In Re SF

2. “exclusive original jurisdiction to hear and determine any petition or motion relating to termination of parental rights to any juvenile who resides in, is found in, or is in the legal or actual custody of a county department of social services or licensed child-placing agency in the district at the time of filing of the petition or motion”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re EXJ · 191 N.C. App. 34 - In re E.X.J.

3. “The standard for review in termination of parental rights cases is whether the court's findings of fact are based upon clear, cogent, and convincing evidence and whether the findings support the conclusions of law.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 203 N.C. App. 372 - In the Matter of Blh · 208 N.C. App. 549 - In Re DHH