1 Va. App. 222 - Brinkley v. Brinkley’s Empirical Analysis
1985
Citation profile
10
cited by 10 later decisions
2
states following
May 1998
most recently cited
10 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Brown v. Brown · Keel v. Keel · Andrews v. Geyer · In re Marriage of J_ H_ M
Most-quoted passages
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“In all custody cases the controlling consideration is always the child’s welfare and, in determining the best interests of the child, the court must decide by considering all the facts, including what effect a nonmarital relationship by a parent has on the child. The moral climate in which children are to be raised is an important consideration for the court in determining custody....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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