5 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 15 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 Christopher J.S. v. Colleen A.B..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher J.S. v. Colleen A.B. Anchor | green | “inasmuch as the parties have an acrimonious relationship and are unable to communicate with each other in a civil manner” | 3 |
| 2 | In re Elijah D. | green | “because the potential consequences are so drastic, the family court act affords protections equivalent to the constitutional standard of effective assistance of counsel afforded defendants in criminal proceedings” | 3 |
| 3 | Arelis Carmen S. v. Daniel H. | green | “the best interests of a child, which is the foremost consideration in matters of custody and visitation, is within the discretion of the hearing court whose determination will not be set aside unless it lacks a sound and substantial evidentiary basis” | 3 |
| 4 | Dubuque v. Bremiller | green | “inasmuch as it was based on the court's credibility assessments of the witnesses and is supported by a sound and substantial basis in the record” | 3 |
| 5 | Solovay v. Solovay | green | “improvidently exercised its discretion in determining the amount of visitation for the mother, which did not include an award of weekday . . . visitation” | 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.