175 W. Va. 247 - Stacy v. Stacy’s Empirical Analysis
1985
Citation profile
12
cited by 12 later decisions
1
states following
October 1997
most recently cited
12 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 167 W. Va. 59 - Garska v. McCoy · Jb v. Ab · J. B. v. A. B.
Most-quoted passages
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“‘Acts of sexual misconduct by a [primary caretaker], albeit wrongs against an innocent spouse, may not be considered as evidence going to the fitness of the [caretaker] for child custody unless [his or] her conduct is so aggravated, given contemporary moral standards, that reasonable men would find that [his or] her immorality, per se, warranted a finding of unfitness because of the deleterious effect upon the child of being raised by a [primary caretaker] with such a defective character.’”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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