In Re ACF’s Empirical Analysis

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25 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 25 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “left the juvenile in foster care or placement outside the home”

   6 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re HLAD · 184 N.C. App. 381 - In re H.L.A.D.

2. “[T]he nature and extent of the parent's reasonable progress ... is evaluated for the duration leading up to the hearing on the motion or petition to terminate parental rights.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re · 252 N.C. App. 92 - In re R.L.D., Jr.

3. “[u]nder N.C.G.S. § 7B-1111(a)(2), the twelve-month period begins when a child is left in foster care or placement outside the home pursuant to a court order, and ends when the motion or petition for termination of parental rights is filed. Where the twelve-month threshold does not expire before the motion or petition is filed, a termination on the basis of N.C.G.S. § 7B-1111(a)(2) cannot be sustained.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 250 N.C. App. 507 - In re C.W.G. · In Re BLH