Dowell v. Dowell’s Empirical Analysis
2008
Citation profile
6 state decisions
Appellate journey
reviewedthe decision below (from Texas 394th Judicial District Court)
Relationships
Relies on Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co. · Holley v. Adams · In the interest of C.H. · Swilley v. Hughes · MMP, Ltd. v. Jones
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“As we have mentioned, the summary judgment evidence consists solely of William's deemed admissions and Cheryl’s affidavit. The deemed admissions are: • William is currently serving time in a federal penitentiary following conviction of drug crimes; • He is currently in arrears in his child support obligations; • His projected release date is 2012; • He has failed to support his children in accordance with the Agreed Decree of Divorce and Order of Contempt; • He has failed to provide medical insurance for the children; and •. . He has knowingly engaged in criminal conduct that resulted in his conviction for an offense and inability to care for the children not less than two years from the date the termination petition was filed.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“The evidence showing that [father] did not pay child support and will be unable to provide support until at least 2012 as a result of his incarceration is probative of: the best interest issue. Likewise, his failure to exercise his visitation rights with the children on a regular basis prior to -his incarceration is relevant to •the. best interest issue. This evidence relates to the eighth Holley factor, namely, the acts or omissions of the parent which may indicate the existing parent-child relationship is not proper. But there is no evidence of the children’s desires, the emotional and physical needs of the children now and in the future, and the emotional and physical danger to the children now and in the future.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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.