In re Mullen’s Empirical Analysis
2011
Citation profile
61
cited by 61 later decisions
1
states following
August 2025
most recently cited
61 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Troxel v. Granville · In re Murray · 52 Ohio St. 2d 89 - Perales v. Nino · Bechtol v. Bechtol · Masitto v. Masitto
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 61 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“A trial court has broad discretion in proceedings involving the care and custody of children.”
7 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. M.S.K. v. C.K. · Anders v. Seitz“a constitutionally protected due process right [.]”
3 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. T.H. v. N.H. · Calel v. Tzun“[T]he best way to safeguard both a parent's and a nonparent's rights with respect to children is to agree in writing as to how custody is to be shared, the manner in which it is shared, and the degree to which it may be revocable or permanent, or to apply to a juvenile court for an order under R.C. 2151.23(A)(2) establishing the scope of the legal custody that the parent desires to share, or both.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. In re G.R.-Z. · T.H. v. N.H.
How this case has been treated — in progress
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