401 So. 2d 1221 - Cata v. McKnight’s Empirical Analysis
1981
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
June 1989
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 389 So. 2d 1277 - Revere v. Revere · Hadley v. Hadley
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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““A. A court of this state which is competent to decide child custody matters has jurisdiction to make a child custody determination by initial or modification decree if: ... (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; ...””
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. DeLee v. Koss
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.