Stavig v. Stavig’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. “[w]hen substantial, credible evidence has been introduced to rebut the presumption, it shall disappear from the action or proceeding ....”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Nemec v. Goeman · In re Issuance of a Summons Compelling

2. “[a] history of domestic abuse may only be proven by greater convincing force of the evidence.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Nemec v. Goeman · Shelstad v. Shelstad

3. “[T]he substantial, credible evidence requirement means that a presumption may be rebutted or met with such evidence as a trier of fact would find sufficient to base a decision on the issue, if no contrary evidence was submitted.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re Issuance of a Summons Compelling