Forsyth v. Forsyth’s Empirical Analysis
1969
Citation profile
10
cited by 10 later decisions
1
states following
September 1979
most recently cited
1 district · 8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Maron v. Maron · Stillmunkes Ex Rel. Stillmunkes v. Stillmunkes · Beno v. Beno · Harwell v. Harwell · Andreesen v. Andreesen
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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“"`[T]hough it be assumed that the best interest of younger children is served by placing him in a mother's care that is but an inference which yields to evidence tending to show otherwise.'”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“We believe the record indicates Mr. Forsyth's life revolves around his work and the children and that it would be to their best interest if he were given their custody.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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.