Wade v. Wade’s Empirical Analysis
1978
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
December 2010
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State, in Interest of Toler
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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The jurisdiction of juvenile courts to make an “informal adjustment” is predicated on the necessity for immediate action to protect the child. Once the “immediate protection” phase of the situation is over, the juvenile court has no jurisdiction to award custody [ujnless there has been a petition filed and the child has been declared neglected, abused, abandoned, or delinquent....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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