176 N.C. App. 168 - Everette v. Collins’s Empirical Analysis
2006
Citation profile
35
cited by 35 later decisions
1
states following
December 2018
most recently cited
35 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Matter of Montgomery · Williams v. Pilot Life Insurance Company · Pulliam v. Smith · Price v. Howard · Petersen v. Rogers
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 35 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Absent an abuse of discretion, the trial court's decision in matters of child custody should not be upset on appeal.”
7 later decisions quote this exact passage“violated [the mother's] constitutional rights by approving of [the child's] physical placement with the paternal grandmother.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“An order for custody of a minor child entered pursuant to this section shall award the custody of such child to such person, agency, organization or institution as will best promote the interest and welfare of the child. In making the determination, the court shall consider all relevant factors including acts of domestic violence between the parties, the safety of the child, and the safety of either party from domestic violence by the other party and shall make findings accordingly. An order for custody must include findings of fact which support the determination of what is in the best interest of the child.”
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.