In re D.M.’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 state decisions

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.

1. “When applying the abuse-of-discretion standard, an appellate court's role is to ascertain whether the award of custody is supported by competent and credible evidence.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re J.L.C. · In re M.V.P.

2. “'should be accorded the utmost respect, given the nature of the proceeding and the impact the court's determination will have on the lives of the parties concerned.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re J.L.C. · Manis v. Manis

3. “as if no decree for shared parenting had been granted and as if no request for shared parenting ever had been made.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re C.S. · Manis v. Manis