280 Mich. App. 383 - White v. Harrison-White’s Empirical Analysis

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15 state decisions

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

1. ““the significant connection that permits exercise of exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under [Michigan’s version of § 30-3B-202] exists where .one parent resides in the state, maintains a meaningful relationship with the child, and, in maintaining the relationship, exercises parenting time in the state.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Bowman v. Bowman. · Collins v. McNutt

2. ““The phrase ^significant connection’ is not defined in the UC.CJEA. Random House Webster’s College Dictionary (2005) generally defines the term ‘significant’ as ‘important; of consequence,’ or ‘having or expressing a meaning,’ and the term ‘connection’ as ‘the state of being connected,’ or an ‘association; relationship.’ Therefore, pursuant to the plain and ordinary meaning of the phrase ‘significant connection,’ exclusive, continuing jurisdiction is retained under [Michigan’s version of § 30-3B-202] as long as the child and at least one parent have an important or meaningful relationship to the state.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Collins v. McNutt

3. “[E]ven if the child has acquired a new home State, the original decree State retains exclusive, continuing jurisdiction ... If the relationship between the child and the person remaining in the State ... becomes so attenuated that the court could no longer find significant connections and substantial evidence, jurisdiction would no longer exist.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Biggs v. Biggs