Stephens v. Stephens’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Second, the court must consider the changes in circumstance along with all other evidence relevant to the welfare or best interests of the child to determine de novo which custody arrangement will serve the welfare or best interest of the child, and modify, or refuse to modify, the decree accordingly.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2019 UT App 82 - Blocker v. Blocker

2. “The district court's proximity to the evidence places it in a better position than an appellate court to choose the best custody arrangement. Thus, we generally will not disturb the district court's parent-time determination absent a showing that the district court has abused its discretion.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2019 UT App 82 - Blocker v. Blocker

3. “When modifying parent-time, the petitioner is required to make only some showing of a change in circumstances, which does not rise to the same level as the substantial and material showing required when a district court alters custody.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2019 UT App 82 - Blocker v. Blocker