Shaw v. Shaw’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

15 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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Essentially, factor d addresses past stability of environment, including a consideration of place or physical setting, as well as a consideration of the prior family unit and its lifestyle as part of that setting. It also addresses the quality of that past environment, and the desirability of maintaining continuity. Under factor d, prior custody is a factor to be considered when determining the custodial arrangement which is best for the child.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Klein v. Larson · Sailer v. Sailer

2. “[t]he length of time the child[ren] [have] lived in a stable satisfactory environment and the desirability of maintaining continuity.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Lindberg v. Lindberg