Miley v. Miley’s Empirical Analysis
1999
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
1
states following
November 2002
most recently cited
1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1738A
Relies on Fuerstenberg v. Fuerstenberg · Yurgel v. Yurgel · Lustig v. Lustig · Ladurini v. Hazzard
Most-quoted passages
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“Father and the children had lived in Arizona for four years. There they had attended school and church, received counseling, participated in activities, and lived in the same household as an uncle. Evidence regarding the last four years of their life, most of it free from South Dakota court involvement, is more readily available in Arizona. Their South Dakota experience in these years was limited to a week at Christmas and eight weeks during the summer with maternal relatives. ... Up-to-date evidence of the children’s present or future care, protection, training, and personal relationships is more readily available in their home state of Arizona. There was no abuse of discretion.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Ford v. Ford
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