8 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 25 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from In Re DS.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In Re DS Anchor | green | “general power and obligation of the government as a whole to protect minors and the infirm.” | 4 |
| 2 | DIXON NAT. BANK OF DIXON v. Neal | green | “it has become the settled rule of law that to be entitled to a decree for specific performance of a contract for adoption it is necessary that the contract be proved as alleged by evidence that is clear and convincing.” | 3 |
| 3 | In Re Estate of Edwards | green | “proof of the elements of an oral contract to adopt merely permits the enforcement of contract rights; it does not create a parent-child relationship or afford all of the legal consequences of a statutory adoption.” | 3 |
| 4 | In Re Joseph B. | green | “a representation on a matter of law will ordinarily be insufficient to support the basis of an estoppel.” | 3 |
| 5 | McInerney v. Charter Golf, Inc. | green | “absent such misrepresentation or fraud, the defense is not available.” | 3 |
| 6 | In Re DS | green | “each branch of government has concurrent powers and responsibilities that are in the nature of parens patriae.” | 3 |
| 7 | In Re Estate of Ford | green | “a rule looking to the parties' overall relationship in order to do equity in a given case, rather than to particular expressions of intent to adopt, would necessarily be a vague and subjective one, inconsistently applied, in an area of law where 'consistent, bright-line rules' a…” | 3 |
| 8 | In re K.S. | green | “the parens patriae power cannot extend the court's jurisdiction beyond that granted by the juvenile court act.” | 3 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.