In Re Two’s Empirical Analysis

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

1. “The test in determining termination of parental rights is whether the mother, ultimately standing alone, is capable of mastering and utilizing the necessary skills to meet her parenting obligations.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Dp · 298 Ga. App. 774 - In Re Dr

2. “On appeal from a termination order, this [c]ourt views the evidence in the light most favorable to [DFACS] and determines whether any rational trier of fact could have found by clear and convincing evidence that the biological parent's rights to custody have been lost. We do not weigh the evidence or determine the credibility of witnesses, but defer to the trial court's factfinding and affirm unless the evidence fails to satisfy the appellate standard of review.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Dh · In Re Omj

3. “[i]n considering a parent's claims of recent improvement, the trial court, not the appellate court, determines whether a parent's conduct warrants hope of rehabilitation.”

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