In Re Muchmore’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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

1. “by clear and convincing evidence that the child's present environment is detrimental to the child's physical, mental, or emotional health, and the advantage to the child of modifying the order outweighs the harm likely to be caused by a change in environment.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In the Matter of Nicholas Kelly and Astrid Fernandes-Prabhu

2. “it appears the trial court believed it had authority to modify the plan pursuant to RSA 461-A:11, I(a). RSA 461-A:11, I(a) provides that a court may issue an order modifying a permanent order concerning parental rights and responsibilities if”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In the Matter of Nicholas Kelly and Astrid Fernandes-Prabhu

3. “[w]e will not overturn a trial court's modification of an order regarding parenting rights and responsibilities unless it clearly appears that the [trial] court unsustainably exercised its discretion.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In the Matter of Nicholas Kelly and Astrid Fernandes-Prabhu