6 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 79 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 Interest of Walter W..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In Re Interest of Walter W. Anchor | green | “children cannot, and should not, be suspended in foster care or be made to await uncertain parental maturity.” | 49 |
| 2 | In re Interest of Jessalina M. | green | “the juvenile has been in an out-of-home placement for fifteen or more months of the most recent twenty-two months.” | 15 |
| 3 | In Re Interest of JNV | green | “a parent may as surely neglect a child of whom she or he does not have possession by failing to put herself or himself in a position to acquire possession as by not properly caring for a child of whom she or he does have possession.” | 5 |
| 4 | In re Interest of Joseph S. | green | “one need not have physical possession of a child to demonstrate the existence of neglect contemplated by 43-292(2).” | 4 |
| 5 | In re Interest of Jahon S. | green | “thus, in a case involving termination of parental rights, it is proper to consider a parent's inability to perform his or her parental obligations because of incarceration” | 3 |
| 6 | In re Interest of Joseph S. | green | “a parent may as surely neglect a child of whom he or she does not have possession by failing to put himself or herself in a position to acquire possession as by not properly caring for a child of whom he or she does have possession.” | 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.