In Re Jannot’s Empirical Analysis

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18 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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “`[t]he emotional and financial interests affected by such decisions are best served by finality,'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Parentage of Jannot · In Re Marriage of Maughan

2. “A party seeking ... modification of a custody decree or parenting plan shall submit together with his [or her] motion, an affidavit setting forth facts supporting the requested order or modification ... [. O]ther parties to the proceedings ... may file opposing affidavits. The court shall deny the motion unless it finds that adequate cause for hearing the motion is established by the affidavits.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Parentage of Jannot

3. “a local trial judge handles domestic dockets frequently, sometimes exclusively. He or she reviews and considers these questions on a regular basis and is therefore in a much better position than us to pass upon the merits of competing allegations and affidavits.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Rideout v. Rideout