Akers v. Akers’s Empirical Analysis
2012
Citation profile
19
cited by 19 later decisions
1
states following
August 2023
most recently cited
19 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Nadeau v. Nadeau · Dongo v. Banks · Smith v. Padolko · Cloutier v. Lear · Sheikh v. Haji
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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“We review the court's factual findings related to the child's best interest to determine whether they are supported by competent evidence in the record. The ultimate determination of the weight to be given each factor requires careful consideration by the court and is left to the sound discretion of the court.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Boyd v. Manter“The trial court is afforded broad discretion in determining the custody and residence of minor children, and we review the court's decision ... upon a motion to modify a divorce judgment for an abuse of discretion.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Boyd v. Manter“The trial court's factual findings are reviewed for clear error.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Boyd v. Manter
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.