Vest v. Vest’s Empirical Analysis
2016
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
1
states following
August 2018
most recently cited
1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Andrews v. Merritt Oil Co., Inc. · Ex Parte Devine · 494 So. 2d 95 - Santmier v. Santmier · Ex Parte Byars · 640 So. 2d 963 - Graham v. Graham
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 1 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“"If both parents request joint custody, the presumption is that joint custody is in the best interest of the child. Joint custody shall be granted in the final order of the court unless the court makes specific findings as to why joint custody is not granted."”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Rigby v. Rigby
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.