K. E. S. v. K. E. S.’s Empirical Analysis
1981
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
1
states following
July 1986
most recently cited
1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Murphy v. Carron · Benjamin v. Benjamin
Most-quoted passages
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“(4) A parent who has for a period of at least six months, for a child one year of age or older, or at least sixty days, for a child under one year of age, immediately prior to the filing of the petition for adoption, willfully abandoned the child or, for a period of at least six months immediately prior to the filing of the petition for adoption, willfully, substantially and continuously neglected to provide him with necessary care and protection; *”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. P_D_P v. R_V
How this case has been treated — in progress
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