Bates v. Bates’s Empirical Analysis
1976
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
October 1977
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Gonzales v. Xerox Corp. · Wilmot v. Wilmot · Wallace v. Board of Supervisors · Lukianoff v. Lukianoff · 208 So. 2d 395 - Pattison v. Pattison
Most-quoted passages
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“[a] proceeding to obtain the legal custody of a minor if he is domiciled in, or is in, this state.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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