Hanson v. Hanson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

18 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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A finding of fact is clearly erroneous if it is induced by an erroneous view of the law, there is no evidence to support it, or if, although there is some evidence to support the finding, on the entire evidence, we are left with a definite and firm conviction a mistake has been made.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Green v. Swiers · DUFNER v. Trottier

2. “A district court's decision to modify visitation is a finding of fact, which will not be reversed unless clearly erroneous.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Green v. Swiers · DUFNER v. Trottier

3. “a. On the basis of facts that have arisen since the prior order or which were unknown to the court at the time of the prior order, a material change has occurred in the circumstances of the child or the parties; and b. The modification is necessary to serve the best interest of the child.”

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