167 W. Va. 46 - Shermer v. Cornelius’s Empirical Analysis
1981
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
August 1989
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 166 W. Va. 194 - State Ex Rel. Ravitz v. Fox · Murphy v. Murphy · State ex rel. Lynn v. Eddy · State Ex Rel. Lynn v. Eddy · 169 W. Va. 1 - Stewart v. Stewart
Most-quoted passages
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“.... (5) deter abductions and other unilateral removals of children undertaken to obtain custody awards[.]”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“(a) The general purposes of this Act are to:”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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