249 Ga. App. 126 - Helm v. Graham’s Empirical Analysis

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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. “The trial court's true focus was on the `change in condition' posed by [the] remarriage and planned move, which will separate the children from their father and other family members. As noted above, however, that `change' cannot, standing alone, support a court order transferring physical custody. [Cits.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bodne v. Bodne

2. “Out-of-state moves by the custodial parent necessarily result in increased separation between the children and the non-custodial parent. But, `relocating and remarrying are not in and of themselves sufficient changes in condition to authorize a change in custody.' [Cits.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bodne v. Bodne

3. “If the original custody order has been modified, the focus shifts to the latest custody award[.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Wilson v. Perkins.