9 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 63 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 the Welfare of the Children of T.R..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In Re the Welfare of the Children of T.R. Anchor | green | “a finding is clearly erroneous if it is either manifestly contrary to the weight of the evidence or not reasonably supported by the evidence as a whole.” | 16 |
| 2 | In Re the Welfare of R.T.B. | green | “competing interests include such things as a stable environment, health considerations and the child's preferences.” | 11 |
| 3 | In Re the Welfare of the Children of T.R. | green | “it is either manifestly contrary to the weight of the evidence or not reasonably supported by the evidence as a whole.” | 8 |
| 4 | In re the Welfare of J.R.B. | green | “we review a district court's ultimate determination that termination is in a child's best interest for an abuse of discretion.” | 8 |
| 5 | In Re the Welfare of the Children of S.E.P. | green | “closely inquire into the sufficiency of the evidence to determine whether it was clear and convincing.” | 7 |
| 6 | In Re the Welfare of the Child of W.L.P. | green | “parental rights may be terminated only for grave and weighty reasons.” | 6 |
| 7 | In Re the Welfare of the Child of W.L.P. | green | “only for grave and weighty reasons.” | 3 |
| 8 | In Re the Welfare of the Children of S.E.P. | green | “affirm the district court's termination of parental rights when at least one statutory ground for termination is supported by clear and convincing evidence and termination is in the best interests of the child, provided that the county has made reasonable efforts to reunite the …” | 3 |
| 9 | In Re the Welfare of the Children of T.R. | green | “manifestly contrary to the weight of the evidence or not reasonably supported by the evidence as a whole” | 1 |
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.