Hadley v. Hadley’s Empirical Analysis
1981
Citation profile
7
cited by 7 later decisions
1
states following
August 1987
most recently cited
7 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 390 So. 2d 1325 - Bordelon v. Bordelon · 383 So. 2d 1231 - Cleeton v. Cleeton · Marriage of Settle · 389 So. 2d 1277 - Revere v. Revere · 371 So. 2d 769 - Schexnayder v. Schexnayder
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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“"(2) It is in the best interest of the child that a court of this state assume jurisdiction because (i) the child and his parents, or the child and at least one contestant, have a significant connection with this state, and (ii) there is available in this state substantial evidence concerning the child's present or future care, protection, training, and personal relationships; or..."”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage“"(a) close reading of the Act discloses a schizophrenic attempt to bring about an orderly system of decision and at the same time to protect the best interests of the children who may be immediately before the court. When put to the test of a factual situation presenting an irreconcilable conflict between those two interests, we read the Act as making predominate [sic] the best interests of the children before the court."”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“A. A court of this state shall not exercise its jurisdiction under this Part if at the time of filing the petition a proceeding concerning the custody of the child was pending in a court of another state exercising jurisdiction substantially in conformity with this Part, unless the proceeding is stayed by the court of the other state because this state is a more appropriate forum or for other reasons ....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
How this case has been treated — in progress
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