In Re CGAM’s Empirical Analysis
2008
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
November 2016
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Koufman v. Koufman · 140 N.C. App. 288 - In Re Huff · 142 N.C. App. 607 - In Re Blackburn · 151 N.C. App. 94 - In Re Anderson · Matter of Huff
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“On motion of any party or on the court's own motion, the court may appoint a guardian ad litem for a parent . . . if the court determines that there is a reasonable basis to believe that the parent is incompetent or has diminished capacity and cannot adequately act in his or her own interest[.]”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage“'[a] trial judge has a duty to properly inquire into the competency of a litigant in a civil trial or proceeding when circumstances are brought to the judge's attention, which raise a substantial question as to whether the litigant is non compos mentis. '”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“(1) The age of the juvenile. (2) The likelihood of adoption of the juvenile. (3) Whether the termination of parental rights will aid in the accomplishment of the permanent plan for the juvenile. (4) The bond between the juvenile and the parent. (5) The quality of the relationship between the juvenile and the proposed adoptive parent, guardian, custodian, or other permanent placement. (6) Any relevant consideration.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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