111 Misc. 2d 500 - Mebert v. Mebert’s Empirical Analysis
1981
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
2
states following
September 1986
most recently cited
8 state decisions
Most-quoted passages
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“(b) it is in the best interest of the child that a court of this state assume jurisdiction because (i) the child and his parents, or the child and at least one contestant, have a significant connection with this state, and (ii) there is within the jurisdiction of the court substantial evidence concerning the child’s present or future care, protection, training, and personal relationships;”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Voninski v. Voninski
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