In Re JLE’s Empirical Analysis
2006
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
April 2011
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on In Re Baby Girl Eason · 217 Ga. App. 368 - Turner v. Wright · 254 Ga. App. 172 - Smith v. Soligon · Alexander v. Guthrie · 264 Ga. App. 833 - In Re Dw
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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[b]ecause [the father] failed to legitimate [J.S.], he lacked standing to challenge the termination of his parental rights.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“If the [trial] court concludes that the father has abandoned his opportunity interest, that finding is sufficient to end the court's inquiry and justifies the denial of the legitimation petition”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.