Roeh v. Roeh’s Empirical Analysis
1987
Citation profile
17 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 17 later decisions — most recently February 2025
17 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Compton v. Gilmore · Robinson v. Joint Sch. Dist. No. 331 Minidoka · Craig v. McBride · Ustick v. Ustick · Britt v. Britt
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Custody of Children — Best interest. A. In an action for divorce the court may, before and after judgment, give such direction for the custody, care and education of the children of the marriage as may seem necessary or proper in the best inter est of the children. The court shall consider all relevant factors, which may include: 1. The wishes of the child’s parent or parents as to his or her custody; 2. The wishes of the child as to his or her custodian; 3. The interaction and interrelationship of the child with his or her parent or parents, and his or her siblings; 4. The child’s adjustment to his or her home, school, and community; 5. The mental and physical health and integrity of all individuals involved; 6. The need to promote continuity and stability in the life of the child; and 7. Domestic violence as defined in Idaho Code § 39-6303 whether or not in the presence of the child.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage“As evidence goes back further in time— that is, becomes more remote — it is entitled to decreasing weight. At some point it becomes so remote that it no longer tends to make a fact “of consequence ... more probable or less probable” and, therefore, is inadmissible because it is not relevant under Idaho Rule of Evidence 401.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“Upon remand, the magistrate is empowered to take additional evidence relating to the present fitness of the parents in determining the custody issue.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. W.N. v. S.M.
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.