Habecker v. Giard’s Empirical Analysis
2003
Citation profile
32
cited by 32 later decisions
1
states following
May 2018
most recently cited
30 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Nickerson v. Nickerson · Begins v. Begins · Hoover (Letourneau) v. Hoover · DeBeaumont v. Goodrich · Lane v. Schenck
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 32 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“a threshold showing of a 'real, substantial and unanticipated change of circumstances.'”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“The burden for such a showing remains on the moving party, and, due to the value of stability in a child's life, it is a heavy one.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“If the party makes this threshold showing, then the court may change custody only when the best interests of the child so require.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Siegel v. Misch
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.