In Re DS’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “child have lost time together, the foster parents are in a state of flux, and the adoptive parents are not able to complete their family plan.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 182 N.C. App. 600 - In re C.L.K. · In Re DMM

2. “Respondent-mother, the minors, and the foster parent did not receive an immediate, final decision in a life altering situation for all parties. Respondent-mother could not appeal until entry of the order. If adoption becomes the ordered permanent plan for the minors, the foster parent must wait even longer to commence the adoption proceedings. The minors are prevented from settling into a permanent family environment until the order is entered and the time for any appeals has expired.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re JJ · 178 N.C. App. 110 - In re T.S.

3. “[highly] prejudicial to respondent-mother, the minors, and the foster parent.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re JJ