Ryan v. Ryan’s Empirical Analysis
1986
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
July 1988
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Marriage of Pikula v. Pikula · Rosenfeld v. Rosenfeld · Berndt v. Berndt · Marriage of Clark v. Clark · Brauer v. Brauer
Most-quoted passages
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“When the facts demonstrate that responsibility for and performance of child care was shared by both parents in an entirely equal way, then no preference arises * *.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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