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5 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 58 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 Boykai v. Young.

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1 Boykai v. Young Anchor
pasuperct · 2014
green “in the context of a pfa order, we review the trial court's legal conclusions for an error of law or abuse of discretion.” 18
2 Buchhalter v. Buchhalter
pasuperct · 2008
green “the purpose of the pfa act is to protect victims of domestic violence from those who perpetrate such abuse, with the primary goal of advance prevention of physical and sexual abuse.” 17
3 Boykai v. Young
pasuperct · 2014
green “our standard of review for pfa orders is well settled. 'in the context of a pfa order, we review the trial court's legal conclusions for an error of law or abuse of discretion.” 11
4 Raker v. Raker
pasuperct · 2004
green “preponderance of the evidence standard is defined as the greater weight of the evidence, i.e., enough to tip a scale slightly.” 9
5 Custer v. Cochran
pasuperct · 2007
green “past abusive conduct on the defendant's part is a crucial inquiry necessary for entry of a proper order.” 3

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