Cochran v. Cochran’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

17 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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"At any rate, modification of custody is not the proper remedy for a visitation dispute. Foster v. Carden, 515 So.2d 1258, 1260 (Ala.Civ.App.1987); Smith v. Smith, 464 So.2d 97, 100 (Ala.Civ.App.1984). ‘Rather, the appropriate remedy in such a situation is to punish the custodial parent for contempt, not to uproot the children. Lami v. Lami, 564 So.2d 969, 970 (Ala.Civ.App.1989).””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Young v. Corrigan · Pratt v. Anderson

2. ““ ‘A material change of circumstances occurs when important facts unknown at the time of the initial custody judgment arise that impact the welfare of the child. A custodial parent’s change of environment that endangers the child’s physical or emotional health, safety, or well-being constitutes a material change of circumstances.’ K.E.W. v. T.W.E., 990 So.2d 375, 380 (Ala.Civ.App.2007) (citation omitted).””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. C.A.H. v. J.B.S.

3. “A child-support-arrearage judgment ... reflects a trial court's adding up existing final judgments for past-due child support (plus any interest that might be due).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. 255 So. 3d 238 - Clay v. Clay