30 Utah 2d 315 - Stanton v. Stanton’s Empirical Analysis
1974
Citation profile
29
cited by 29 later decisions
2
cited 2 times by the Supreme Court
3
states following
November 1989
most recently cited
25 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on In re Morrissey · State v. Mason · Springstun v. Springstun · Morrissey v. Perry · Newcomb v. Ogden City Public School Teachers' Retirement Commission
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 29 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[I]n matters concerning the custody and support of children, because of their highly equitable nature, it is appropriate for the trial court to take into consideration the entire circumstances in making any order of enforcement of the decree, by contempt or otherwise, having in mind his equitable powers, to make any adjustment he may think fair and justified.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Lord v. Shaw“The period of minority extends in males to the age of 21 years and in females to that of 18 years; but all minors obtain their majority by marriage.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Harris v. Harris
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.