190 W. Va. 543 - Cleo A. E. v. Rickie Gene E.’s Empirical Analysis
1993
Citation profile
21 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 182 W. Va. 399 - Michael K.T. v. Tina L.T. · 184 W. Va. 447 - Nancy Darlene M. v. James Lee M., Jr. · 185 W. Va. 318 - State Ex Rel. West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources v. Cline
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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“"Although historically courts have addressed issues affecting children primarily in the context of competing adults' rights, the present trend in courts throughout the country is to give greater recognition to the rights of children, including their right to independent representation in proceedings affecting substantial rights. "”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“A child has a right to an establishment of paternity and a child support obligation[.]”
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.