In Re Guthrie’s Empirical Analysis
2001
Citation profile
24 state decisions
Appellate journey
reviewedthe decision below (from Texas 380th Judicial District Court)
Relationships
Relies on Walker v. Packer · Downer v. Aquamarine Operators, Inc. · Local 24, International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. Schoonover · Bobo v. Jewell · Padilla v. LaFrance
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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(1) the name that would best avoid anxiety, embarrassment, inconvenience, confusion, or disruption for the child, which may include consideration of parental misconduct and the degree of community respect (or disrespect) associated with the name, (2) the name that would best help the child's associational identity within a family unit, which may include whether a change in name would positively or negatively affect the bond between the child and either parent or the parents' families, (3) assurances by the parent whose surname the child will bear that the parent will not change his or her surname at a later time, (4) the length of time the child has used one surname and the level of identity the child has with the surname, (5) the child's preference, along with the age and maturity of the child, and (6) whether either parent is motivated by concerns other than the child's best interest-for example, an attempt to alienate the child from the other parent.”
6 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“(1) the mother of the child had made any previous attempts to notify the obligor of his paternity or probable paternity; (2) the obligor had knowledge of his paternity or probable paternity; (3) the order of retroactive child support will impose an undue financial hardship on the obligor or the obligor's family; and (4) the obligor had provided actual support or other necessaries before the filing of the action.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“consider the net resources of the obligor during the relevant time period”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. In Re JH
How this case has been treated — in progress
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