DL v. CL.’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

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. “Order to Submit Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. DL v. CL · MJ v. CR .

2. “disturb the family court's decision unless (1) the family court disregarded rules or principles of law or practice to the substantial detriment of a party litigant; (2) the family court failed to exercise its equitable discretion; or (3) the family court's decision clearly exceeds the bounds of reason.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Perreira v. Perreira

3. “[I]t is well-settled that an appellate court will not pass upon issues dependent upon the credibility of witnesses and the weight of the evidence; this is the province of the trier of fact.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Perez v. Perez