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In Re Th’s Empirical Analysis

2008

Citation profile

5
cited by 5 later decisions
1
states following
July 2010
most recently cited

5 state decisions

Relationships

Relies on 251 Ga. App. 555 - In Re SH · In the Interest of M. L. P. · 273 Ga. App. 468 - In Re Lg · In the Interest of C. R. G. · In the Interest of F. C.

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

  1. “[t]he same factors that show the existence of parental misconduct or inability may also support the juvenile court's finding that terminating the parent's rights would be in the child's best interest”
    4 later decisions quote this exact passage
  2. “considering their physical, mental, emotional and moral condition and their need for a secure and stable home.”
    3 later decisions quote this exact passage
  3. “Georgia law requires a parent to financially support his or her child while the child is in foster care, even in the absence of a court order and even if unable to earn income”
    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.