Black v. Simms’s Empirical Analysis

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9 state decisions

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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[B]efore a trial court deprives a parent of the custody of his or her child, the trial court must first determine that an award of custody would cause substantial harm to the child. If so, then the courts look at the best interest of the child factors in Article 134 to determine if an award of custody to a non-parent is required to serve the best interest of the child. Wilson v. Paul, 08-382 (La.App. 3 Cir. 10/1/08) , 997 So.2d 572 (citing Tennessee v. Campbell, 28,823 (La.App. 2 Cir. 10/30/96), 682 So.2d 1274 ).”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Stewart v. Batts · 124 So. 3d 8 - Ramirez v. Ramirez

2. “If an award of joint custody or of sole custody to either parent would result in substantial harm to the child, the court shall award custody to another person with whom the child has been living in a wholesome and stable environment, or otherwise to any other person able to provide an adequate and stable environment.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Stewart v. Batts · 82 So. 3d 383 - Gill v. Bennett

3. “pleadings must allege, and a finding by the Court must be made to conform to the trial court's statement that an award of sole custody to the parent would cause substantial harm to the child, as per to La. C.C. art. 133.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 62 So. 3d 759 - In Re Melancon