Russell v. Cox’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) [T]he court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction ... or that a court of [the modifying state] would be a more convenient forum ...; or (2) a court of [the modifying state] or a court of the other state determines that the child, the child’s parents, and any person acting as a parent do not presently reside in the other state.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. South Carolina Department of Social Services v. Tran · Marriage of Brandt v. Brandt

2. “(1) [A Georgia court] determines that neither the child nor the child’s parents or any person acting as a parent has a significant connection with [Georgia] and that substantial evidence is no longer available in [Georgia] concerning the child’s care, protection, training, and personal relationships; or (2) [A Georgia court] or a court of another state determines that neither the child nor the child’s parents or any person acting as a parent presently resides in [Georgia].”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Anthony H. v. MATTHEW G.

3. “notwithstanding significant evidence that he currently resided in South Carolina, was still a resident of Georgia as well.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Marriage of Brandt v. Brandt