Beach v. Coisman’s Empirical Analysis
2012
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
August 2025
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Troxel v. Granville · Zimmer v. Zimmer · Crisman v. Determan Chiropractic, Inc. · Olson v. Olson · Clough v. Nez
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.
“Serious detriment to a child may exist whenever there is proof of one or more of the following extraordinary circumstances: (1) The likelihood of serious physical or emotional harm to the child if placed in the parent’s custody; (2) The extended, unjustifiable absence of parental custody; (3) The provision of the child’s physical, emotional, and other needs by persons other than the parent over a significant period of time; (4) The existence of a bonded relationship between the child and the person other than the parent sufficient to cause significant emotional harm to the child in the event of a change in custody; (5) The substantial enhancement of the child’s well-being while under the care of a person other than the parent; (6) The extent of the parent’s delay in seeking to reacquire custody of the child; (7) The demonstrated quality of the parent’s commitment to raising the child; (8) The likely degree of stability and security in the child’s future with the parent; (9) The extent to which the child’s right to an education would be impaired while in the custody of the parent; or (10)Any other extraordinary circumstance that would substantially and adversely impact the welfare of the child.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[T]he court may allow any person other than the parent of a child to intervene or petition a court of competent jurisdiction for custody or visitation of any child with whom he or she has served as a primary caretaker, has closely bonded as a parental figure, or has otherwise formed a significant and substantial relationship....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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.