7 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 114 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 EM.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In Re EM Anchor | green | “necessary and beneficial relationship,” | 21 |
| 2 | In Re: M.M., Appeal of: R.H. | green | “in addition to a bond examination, the trial court can equally emphasize the safety needs of the child, and should also consider the intangibles, such as the love, comfort, security, and stability the child might have with the foster parent.” | 18 |
| 3 | Matter of Adoption of Charles EDM, II | green | “clear, direct, weighty, and convincing as to enable a trier of fact to come to a clear conviction, without hesitance, of the truth of the precise facts in issue.” | 17 |
| 4 | In Re EM | green | “a beneficial bonding could exist between a parent and child, such that, if the bond were broken, the child could suffer extreme emotional consequences” | 16 |
| 5 | In Re: M.M., Appeal of: R.H. | green | “can equally emphasize the safety needs of the child” | 16 |
| 6 | In Re: M.M., Appeal of: R.H. | green | “while a parent's emotional bond with his or her child is a major aspect of the subsection 2511(b) best-interest analysis, it is nonetheless only one of many factors to be considered by the court when determining what is in the best interest of the child.” | 14 |
| 7 | In the Interest of: L.W., Appeal of: W.H. | green | “in addition to a bond examination, the trial court can equally emphasize the safety needs of the child, and should also consider the intangibles, such as the love, comfort, security, and stability the child might have with the foster parent.” | 12 |
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.