Leonard v. Boardman’s Empirical Analysis
2004
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
July 2025
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on C.E.W. v. D.E.W. · Merchant v. Bussell · Lee v. Scotia Prince Cruises Ltd. · Stitham v. Henderson · Roussel v. State
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“A parental rights order, pursuant to 19-A M.R.S.A. § 1653(2), is the appropriate means of establishing parental rights and responsibilities. A parental rights order specifies the parties’ rights and responsibilities, such as the frequency and duration of contact, child support, and access to the child’s records.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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