In re E.M.

How courts have described this case

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

• stating that “[w]here there has not been adequate consideration of the emotional needs of the children, a termination of parental rights cannot be sustained”
• requiring an evaluation of the parent-child bond as part of the Section 2511(b) analysis
• “a beneficial bonding could exist between a parent and child, such that, if the bond were broken, the child could suffer extreme emotional consequences”
• “a beneficial bonding could exist between a parent and child, such that, if the bond were broken, the child could suffer extreme emotional consequences”
• “It is clearly conceivable that a beneficial bonding could exist between a [J-79A-2022 and J-79B-2022] - 19 parent and child, such that, if the bond were broken, the child could suffer extreme emotional consequences.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

50 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• In re T.S.M.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2013-07-22· cited 2,012×
• In re B.L.W.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2004-02-12· cited 1,765×
• In the Interest of K.Z.S.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2008-04-04· cited 1,228×
• In Re Adoption of R.J.S.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2006-05-30· cited 692×
• In re K.K.R.-S.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2008-09-29· cited 534×
• In Re Adoption of Atencio
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1994-12-01· cited 421×
• In re C.P.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2006-05-30· cited 258×
• In Re Adoption of A.C.H.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2002-07-02· cited 186×
• In re R.L.T.M.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2004-10-04· cited 131×
• In Re Child M.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1996-07-24· cited 107×
• In Re Involuntary Termination of C.W.S.M.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-12-09· cited 104×
• In Re Adoption of Dale A., II
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1996-09-11· cited 104×
• In re T.F.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2004-04-12· cited 103×
• In Re the Adoption of C.A.W.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1996-10-10· cited 71×
• In re S.D.T.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2007-09-06· cited 48×
• In Re Bowman
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1994-07-18· cited 46×
• In the Interest of: J.R.R., Appeal of: J.R.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2020-02-11· cited 44×
• In Re Julissa O.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2000-02-08· cited 43×
• In the Interest of: N.M., A Minor
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2018-05-04· cited 38×
• In Re Samone H.
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2005-02-09· cited 37×

Cites

8 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Santosky v. Kramer
  Supreme Court· 1982-02-22· cited 9,761×
• In Re William L.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1978-01-31· cited 319×
• In Re Adoption of JJ
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1986-09-26· cited 195×
• In re T.R.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-09-28· cited 111×
• Marshall v. Daniel Construction Co.
  Supreme Court· 1978-10-02· cited 93×
• In Re Adoption of B. D. S.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1981-07-02· cited 65×
• In re P.A.B.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1990-01-24· cited 64×
• In Re the Adoption of G.T.M.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1984-11-20· cited 53×

Other cases named In re E.M.

42 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• In re: E.M.
  Court of Appeals of North Carolina· 2016-08-16· cited 26×
• In Re EM
  Court of Appeals of North Carolina· 2010-03-08· cited 16×
• In re: E.M.
  Court of Appeals of North Carolina· 2019-01-15· cited 16×
• In re E.M.
  Ohio Court of Appeals· 2015-12-21· cited 13×
• In re E.M.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1998-03-20· cited 10×
• In re E.M.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1991-01-10· cited 5×
• In Re EM
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1993-02-17· cited 3×
• In Re EM
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1994-05-16· cited 3×
• In re E.M.
  Ohio Court of Appeals· 2025-05-21· cited 3×
• In re E.M.
  Ohio Court of Appeals· 2014-03-18· cited 2×
• In re E.M
  Ohio Court of Appeals· 2013-02-04· cited 1×
• In re E.M.
  Ohio Court of Appeals· 2022-06-21· cited 1×
• In Re: E.M.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 2013-09-03
• In Re EM
  Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma· 1999-02-16
• In Re Em
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2003-11-21
• In Re EM
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2002-03-14
• In Re Em
  Court of Appeals of Iowa· 2008-06-25
• In Re EM
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1991-01-10
• In Re Em
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2008-09-30
• In Re Em
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2009-05-20
• In Re Em
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2006-12-18
• In Re Em
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2008-03-07
• in Re E.M.
  Tex. App. Ct., 2nd Dist. (Fort Worth)· 2015-01-12
• in Re E.M.
  Tex. App. Ct., 2nd Dist. (Fort Worth)· 2015-01-12
• In Re: E.M.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 2015-09-21
• in Re E.M.
  Tex. App. Ct., 2nd Dist. (Fort Worth)· 2014-04-10
• In Re: E.M.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 2017-11-22
• in Re E.M.
  Tex. App. Ct., 14th Dist. (Houston)· 2018-08-23
• In Re: E.M.
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2018-09-27
• In re E.M.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 2020-06-25
• In re E.M.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 2021-04-20
• In re E.M.
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 2016-04-07
• In re E.M.
  Court of Appeals of North Carolina· 2006-06-26
• In re E.M.
  Supreme Court of North Carolina· 2019-01-31
• In re E.M.
  Supreme Court of North Carolina· 2019-03-04
• In re E.M.
  Court of Appeals of North Carolina· 2019-07-16
• In re E.M.
  Court of Appeals of Iowa· 2019-01-09
• In re E.M.
  Ohio Court of Appeals· 2022-10-31
• In re E.M.
  Ohio Court of Appeals· 2023-02-24
• In re E.M.
  Ohio Court of Appeals· 2023-06-28
• In re E.M.
  Utah Supreme Court· 2025-04-03
• In re: E.M.
  Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals· 2026-01-02