In re D.S.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• recognizing a parental preference in neglect proceedings in the absence of evidence that the parent is unfit or that granting custody to that parent would be detrimental to the children’s best interest

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

6 cases in this archive cite this case.

• In re D.S.
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2012-09-20· cited 16×
• W.H. v. D.W.
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2013-10-24· cited 14×
• In re C.G.H.
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2013-09-05· cited 12×
• Washoe County Department of Social Services v. Kory L.G.
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2013-02-28· cited 8×
• In re D.S.
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2013-02-21· cited 4×
• In re D.S., K.M., B.S., R.S., T.S. & P.S.
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2014-03-13

Cites

32 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Santosky v. Kramer
  Supreme Court· 1982-02-22· cited 9,761×
• Stanley v. Illinois
  Supreme Court· 1972-04-03· cited 5,889×
• Meyer v. Nebraska
  Supreme Court· 1923-06-04· cited 3,363×
• Lehr v. Robertson
  Supreme Court· 1983-06-27· cited 1,333×
• Petition of the New England Home for Little Wanderers
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1975-05-05· cited 150×
• In re S.G.
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1990-10-26· cited 126×
• Davis v. United States
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1989-09-05· cited 118×
• In Re Petition for Adoption of J. S. R.
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1977-05-26· cited 86×
• Appeal of H.R.
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1990-08-29· cited 85×
• Petition of DIS
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1985-07-03· cited 64×
• In Re Baby Boy C.
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1993-08-19· cited 56×
• Ritter v. Ritter
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 1990-01-12· cited 56×
• In re S.K.
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1989-10-13· cited 46×
• Adoption of Tachick
  Wisconsin Supreme Court· 1973-10-15· cited 35×
• In re N. M. S.
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1975-12-08· cited 33×
• Petition of RMG
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1982-12-29· cited 32×
• In re J.G.
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2003-09-18· cited 27×
• In the Interest of Kerns
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1979-05-05· cited 23×
• In re B.C.
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1990-12-07· cited 23×
• In re T.W.
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1999-07-15· cited 23×