112 Mich. App. 260 - DeGrow v. DeGrow’s Empirical Analysis

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6 state decisions

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1. “'We live in a transient society. With respect to the best interests of a child, state boundaries are artificial and meaningless; there is no presumption that bringing up a child in Michigan has any advantage (or disadvantage) over Missouri or Georgia, or any other state. To conclude otherwise would be a meaningless generalization. Restrictions upon where a custodial parent may live, in terms of geography, are not realistic. In every state there are good and bad places to bring up a child.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Love v. Love · Hanson v. Belveal

2. “established custodial environment continues to exist despite a change in the children's domicile.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Love v. Love · Hanson v. Belveal

3. “The district court's anticipatory conclusion that the best interests of the children will be served by a nine-month/three-month split in favor of the parent remaining in Laramie is an abuse of discretion. As noted above, the test for child custody is the best interests of the children, and such a decision cannot be made without the district court having before it all facts nee-essary to make such a determination. What those facts may be, if and when one or the other parent leaves Laramie, can only be pure speculation at this point in time. Such speculation is not a substitute for complete analysis of all existing cireum-stances when and if a change in the established child custody arrangement becomes necessary.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hanson v. Belveal