In Re JV’s Empirical Analysis

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5 state decisions

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

1. “on the ground that changed circumstances so require in the best interest of the child.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re TH · In Re KF

2. “OCGA § 15-11-40(b) prohibits the change, modification, or vacation of a commitment order once a child is in the custody of the Department "on the ground that changed circumstances so require in the best interest of the child." But it does not prohibit the change, modification, or vacation of a commitment order on other grounds. Under the provisions of OCGA § 15-11-63(e)(1)(D) and (e)(2)(C), a juvenile court may order a child "released from a youth development center or transferred to a nonsecure facility" during the period of restrictive custody set out in the initial order or may discharge a child from the Department's custody upon a motion after a year of custody. Reading the statutes together, such an order could be made on a ground other than "that changed circumstances so require in the best interest of the child." [OCGA § 15-11-40(b).]”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re TH · In Re JW

3. “The child shall not be discharged from the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice unless a motion therefor is granted by the court, which motion shall not be made prior to the expiration of one year of custody.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re TH · In Re JW