In re Dorrell R.’s Empirical Analysis
2001
Citation profile
16
cited by 16 later decisions
1
states following
November 2012
most recently cited
16 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Altfeter v. Borough of Naugatuck · In re Shaquanna M. · In re Shane P. · In re Tyscheicka H. · In re Amanda A.
Most-quoted passages
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“The desire and right of a parent to maintain a familial relationship with a child cannot be separated from the desire and best interest of a child either to maintain or to abandon that relationship, or the interest of the state in safeguarding the welfare of children. These legitimate interests of parent, child and state require a balancing of the factors involved in those interests. . . . In every case involving parental rights, a struggle exists between parents and the state to determine what is in the child's best interest, the child being the focus of the struggle.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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