Fulco v. Fulco’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

435 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 435 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) The paramount consideration in determining to whom custody should be granted is always the welfare of the children. Drouin v. Hildenbrand, 235 La. 810 , 105 So.2d 532 (1958) and jurisprudence therein cited; see also Moosa v. Abdalla, 248 La. 344 , 178 So.2d 273 .”

   52 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Brackman v. Brackman · Prevot v. Williams

2. “with a married man subsequent to the parties' separation; that he frequented the home of the mother on several occasions, often staying until eleven or twelve at night and that on at least one occasion, he stayed overnight. After the rule was filed by the husband to obtain custody of the children, the mother and the children had moved in with her parents and there was no evidence of immoral conduct thereafter. The court noted that the”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 294 So. 2d 261 - Jordan v. Jordan

3. “Nevertheless, the possibility of a further change in custody illustrates a reason for the general policy of continuing custody of children in one parent rather than changing them readily from parent to parent, or at least unsettling their stable environment through repeated custody rules resulting from the altercations and accusations of the parents following the initial custody determination.”

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