In Re Rosalie H.

How courts have described this case

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

• stating that DCYF does not have the burden of “holding the hand of a recalcitrant parent”
• finding that parents’ “wholesale rejection of the services provided to them, while their children were in DCYF custody for over two years, demonstrated that [parents] exalted their own interests over those of their children”
• rejecting parents’ argument that participating in DCYF case plans would subject them to criminal liability and holding that trial justice did not infringe upon parents’ right against self-incrimination
• “Absent a finding of unfitness, the natural parent’s right to bear and raise their child in a less than perfect way remains superior to the rights of foster parents who may be exemplary nurturers.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

13 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Commonwealth v. Bruce
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2007-01-04· cited 261×
• State v. Wiggins
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2007-04-20· cited 12×
• In the Interest D.L.W.
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 2012-10-30· cited 10×
• In Re Diamond Y.
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2007-02-27· cited 8×
• In re J.M. & D.M. S.M.
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2018-09-20· cited 8×
• In Re Julian D.
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2011-04-11· cited 6×
• In re Max M.
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2015-06-04· cited 5×
• In re Jah-nell B.
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2015-06-17· cited 4×
• In re Rita F.
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2013-05-16· cited 3×
• In re R.M.
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2023-06-30
• In re N.B., 22-75 (April 15, 2024)
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2024-04-15
• In re A.N.
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2024-07-31
• Brad S. (Father) v. State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2025-02-07

Cites

12 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,322 Securities and Exchange Commission v. First Financial Group of Texas, Inc., William H. Howton
  First Circuit· 1981-10-21· cited 200×
• Lasalle Bank Lake View, an Illinois Banking Corporation v. Rafael Seguban and Ellen Seguban
  Seventh Circuit· 1995-06-07· cited 109×
• In Re Kristen B.
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1989-04-27· cited 85×
• In Re Kristina L.
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1987-02-05· cited 48×
• In Re Amber P.
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2005-06-28· cited 29×
• In Re Armand
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1981-08-20· cited 17×
• In Re Robert S.
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2004-02-11· cited 12×
• In Re Ann Marie
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1983-06-16· cited 11×
• In Re Damien M.
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2003-02-25· cited 9×
• Tona, Inc. v. Evans
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1991-05-13· cited 9×
• In Re Alan W.
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1995-10-26· cited 7×
• In Re Unique T.
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2003-05-16· cited 7×