Dungan v. Dungan’s Empirical Analysis
1986
Citation profile
37 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 492 So. 2d 1193 - Bergeron v. Bergeron · 455 So. 2d 1374 - Turner v. Turner · 390 So. 2d 1325 - Bordelon v. Bordelon · 433 So. 2d 705 - Everett v. Everett · 441 So. 2d 494 - Carroway v. Carroway
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 37 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“When a trial court has made a considered decree of permanent custody the party seeking a change bears a heavy burden of proving that the continuation of the present custody is so deleterious to the child as to justify a modification of the custody decree, or of proving by clear and convincing evidence that the harm likely to be caused by a change in circumstances is substantially outweighed by its advantages to the child. Bergeron , at p. 1200.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“In all cases of ... change of custody after an original award, permanent custody of the child or children shall be granted to the parents in accordance with Article 146.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“of custody has been rendered, the test to be applied in a change-of-custody action is the best interest of the children. 499 So.2d at 151 . La.C.C. art. 157(A) states:”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Bridgers v. Bridgers
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.