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14 canonical passages across 11 cases, quoted by 173 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 Adoption of Ilona.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adoption of Ilona Anchor | green | “we give substantial deference to a judge's decision that termination of a parent's rights is in the best interest of the child, and reverse only where the findings of fact are clearly erroneous or where there is a clear error of law or abuse of discretion.” | 36 |
| 2 | Adoption of Jacques | green | “to terminate parental rights to a child and to dispense with parental consent to adoption, a judge must find by clear and convincing evidence, based on subsidiary findings proved by at least a fair preponderance of evidence, that the parent is unfit to care for the child and tha…” | 36 |
| 3 | Adoption of Ilona | green | “in deciding whether to terminate a parent's rights, a judge must determine whether there is clear and convincing evidence that the parent is unfit and, if the parent is unfit, whether the child's best interests will be served by terminating the legal relation between parent and …” | 23 |
| 4 | Custody of Eleanor | green | “a finding is clearly erroneous when there is no evidence to support it, or when, 'although there is evidence to support it, the reviewing court on the entire evidence is left with the definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been committed.” | 20 |
| 5 | Adoption of Ilona | green | “because childhood is fleeting, a parent's unfitness is not temporary if it is reasonably likely to continue for a prolonged or indeterminate period.” | 16 |
| 6 | Adoption of Larry | green | “a finding is clearly erroneous when there is no evidence to support it, or when, 'although there is evidence to support it, the reviewing court on the entire evidence is left with the definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been committed.” | 9 |
| 7 | In Re Adoption of Chad | green | “the requisite proof must be strong and positive; it must be 'full, clear and decisive.” | 7 |
| 8 | Adoption of Nancy | green | “the standard for parental unfitness and the standard for termination are not separate and distinct, but 'reflect different degrees of emphasis on the same factors.” | 6 |
| 9 | Singh v. Capuano | green | “amounts to a 'clear error of judgment' that falls 'outside the range of reasonable alternatives.” | 4 |
| 10 | Adoption of Nicole | green | “although the bonding of a child with foster or adoptive parents is not a dispositive consideration, it is a factor that has weight in the ultimate balance.” | 4 |
| 11 | Adoption of Zak | green | “witnessing domestic violence, as well as being one of its victims, has a profound impact on children” | 3 |
| 12 | Custody of Vaughn | green | “a child who has been either the victim or the spectator of such abuse suffers a distinctly grievous kind of harm” | 3 |
| 13 | Adoption of Nancy | green | “after ascertaining unfitness, the judge must determine whether ... it would be in the child's best interests to end all legal relations between parent and child.” | 3 |
| 14 | Adoption of Elena | green | “shall consider the ability, capacity, and readiness of the child's parents ... to assume parental responsibility” | 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.