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11 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 109 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 New Hope of Washington v. Ramquist.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Hope of Washington v. Ramquist Anchor | green | “a parent's unwillingness or inability to make use of the services provided excuses the state from offering extra services that might have been helpful.” | 18 |
| 2 | In Re SJ | green | “only for the most powerful of reasons.” | 18 |
| 3 | Burrell v. Department of Social & Health Services | green | “clear, cogent and convincing evidence exists when the evidence shows the ultimate fact at issue to be highly probable.” | 12 |
| 4 | In re the Parental Rights to K.M.M. | green | “because of the highly fact-specific nature of termination proceedings, deference to the trial court is 'particularly important.” | 12 |
| 5 | Burrell v. Department of Social & Health Services | green | “the court's factual findings must be upheld if supported by substantial evidence from which a rational trier of fact could find the necessary facts by clear, cogent, and convincing evidence.” | 10 |
| 6 | In re the Welfare of M.R.H. | green | “where the record establishes that the offer of services would be futile, the trial court can make a finding that the department has offered all reasonable services.” | 10 |
| 7 | In Re Welfare of MRH | green | “where the record establishes that the offer of services would be futile, the trial court can make a finding that the department has offered all reasonable services.” | 7 |
| 8 | Burrell v. Department of Social & Health Services | green | “the trial judge has the advantage of having the witnesses before him or her, and deference to the findings is of particular importance in deprivation proceedings.” | 7 |
| 9 | Salas v. Department of Social & Health Services | green | “because the parent's rights will already have been observed in the first step, this second step need be proved by only a preponderance of the evidence.” | 7 |
| 10 | Salas v. Department of Social & Health Services | green | “focuses on the adequacy of the parents and must be proved by clear, cogent, and convincing evidence.” | 6 |
| 11 | New Hope of Washington v. Ramquist | green | “unwillingness or inability to make use of the services provided excuses the state from offering extra services that might have been helpful.” | 2 |
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.