Cheatham v. Cheatham’s Empirical Analysis
1981
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
August 1983
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 55 Ala. App. 379 - Gould v. Gould · Nelson v. Nelson · 316 So. 2d 202 - Whitt v. Vauthier · 370 So. 2d 1008 - Roberson v. Roberson · 387 So. 2d 849 - Taylor v. Taylor
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The petitioner's burden of proof in custody modification is a heavy one in that (1) the original decree is presumed correct, (2) there must be a substantial reason for the change, and (3) the surrounding circumstances must affect the welfare of the child.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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