Harrison v. Tauheed’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““(a) The length of time that the child has been under the actual care and control of any person other than a parent and the circumstances relating thereto; “(b) the desires of the child’s parents as to custody or residency; “(c) the desires of the child as to the child’s custody or residency; “(d) the interaction and interrelationship of the child with parents, siblings and any other person who may significantly affect the child’s best interests; “(e) the child’s adjustment to the child’s home, school and community; “(f) the willingness and ability of each parent to respect and appreciate the bond between the child and the other parent and to allow for a continuing relationship between the child and the odier parent; “(g) evidence of spousal abuse; “(h) whether a parent is subject to die registration requirements of the Kansas offender registration act, K.S.A. 22-4901 etseq., and amendments thereto, or any similar act in any other state, or under military or federal law; “(i) whether a parent has been convicted of abuse of a child, K.S.A. 21-3609, prior to its repeal, or K.S.A. 2013 Supp. 21-5602, and amendments thereto; “(j) whetiier a parent is residing with an individual who is subject to registration requirements of the Kansas offender registration act, K.S.A. 22-4901 et seq., and amendments thereto, or any similar act in any other state, or under military or federal law; and “(k) whether a parent is residing widi an individual who has been convicted of abuse of a child, ”

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

2. ““When an initial custody issue lies only between the parents, the paramount consideration of the court is the welfare and best interests of the child. The district court is in the best position to make the inquiry and determination, and, in the absence of abuse of sound judicial discretion, its judgment will not be disturbed on appeal.””

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