Baker v. Baker’s Empirical Analysis
1971
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
1
states following
May 1978
most recently cited
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on L v. N · Kimble v. Kimble · Jensik v. Boggs
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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“there must be a finding, evidentially supported, that the best interests and welfare of the children are served by a departure from the normal pattern of family relationships.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Sge v. Rlj
How this case has been treated — in progress
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