Davis v. Davis’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““After a hearing, the court may modify and order a portion of a decree that: 1. Designates a managing conservator if: (A) The circumstance of the child, managing conservator, possessory conservator, or another party affected by the order of the decree had materially and substantially changed since the entry of the order or decree to be modified; and (B) The retention of the present managing conservator would be injurious of the welfare of the child; and (C) The appointment of the new managing conservator would be a positive improvement for the child...””

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