Irwin v. Irwin’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. ““ ‘A parent who is able to care for his children and desires to do so, and who has not been found to be an unfit person to have their custody in an action or proceeding where that question is in issue, is entitled to custody as against grandparents or others who have no permanent or legal right to custody.’ ” (In re Eden, 216 Kan. 784, 786 , 533 P. 2d 1222 .)”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Sheppard v. Sheppard · Trompeter v. Trompeter

2. ““In determining the right of custody of children between parents, the primary consideration is the best interest and welfare of the children, and all other issues are subordinate thereto.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Sheppard v. Sheppard