Gibson v. Gibson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “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: (3)The child is physically present in this state and (i) the child has been abandoned or (ii) it is necessary in an emergency to protect the child because he has been subjected to or threatened with mistreatment or abuse or is otherwise neglected or dependent.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hagedorn v. Hagedorn

2. “"We do not construe LSA-R.S. 13:1702(A)(3) to mean that a child visiting an asylum state may be found to be in an emergency state of mistreatment, abuse, neglect or dependency because of allegations concerning conditions purportedly existing in the home state, conditions more appropriately and conveniently subject to the scrutiny of the courts of the domicile state."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 516 So. 2d 1277 - Stuart v. Stuart

3. “To confer jurisdiction otherwise lacking, there must be a showing of immediate emergency such as abandonment, mistreatment, abuse or neglect. Dillon v. Medellin, supra; Gibson v. Gibson, 429 So.2d 877 (La.App.3d Cir.1983). In Dillon v. Medellin, supra, the court held:”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 516 So. 2d 1277 - Stuart v. Stuart