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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 21 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 Nassau County Department of Social Services Ex. Rel. Dante M. v. Denise J..

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1 Nassau County Department of Social Services Ex. Rel. Dante M. v. Denise J. Anchor
ny · 1995
green “a trier of fact may draw the strongest inference that the opposing evidence permits against a witness who fails to testify in a civil proceeding” 18
2 James D. v. Tammy W.
nyappdiv · 2007
green “inasmuch as the mother failed to establish a change in circumstances which reflects a real need for change to ensure the best interests of the child” 3

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