Nelson v. Nelson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “relative to the facts and circumstances that existed at the time of the prior custody order that the party seeks to modify.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Geldermann v. Geldermann · Frackman v. Enzor

2. “In making any custody determination-whether following a contested trial or upon the parties' agreement-the superior court must base its decision on the best interests of the child.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Sherrill v. Sherrill

3. “In determining what custody arrangement is in the children's best interests, the superior court may properly take account of a custody agreement entered into by the parents.”

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