Phillips v. Dawley

How courts have described this case

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

• Addressing the failure to provide more than de minimus contact prong
• “No burden is to be placed upon the non- consenting parent to prove that his failure to communicate was justifiable.”
• “The probate court is in the best position to observe the demeanor of the parties, to assess their credibility, and to determine the accuracy of their testimony.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).