Griss v. Griss’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The overriding concern of the court in any custody or visitation decision is the best interest of the child. A grandparent whose child has died and who seeks visitation under this section must show that it is in the best interest of the grandchild that the visitation request be granted. We reject petitioner's argument that there is somehow a presumption that visitation is proper and the custodial parent must show visitation should be restricted.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. 683 So. 2d 666 - Ward v. Dibble

2. “tensions and conflicts that mar relations between parents and children are often absent between those very same parents and their grandchildren ... visits with a grandparent are a precious part of a child's experience and there are benefits which devolve upon the grandchild from the relationship with his grandparents which he cannot derive from any other relationship.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. 699 So. 2d 772 - Von Eiff v. Azicri

3. “The court may upon petition filed by a grandparent of a minor child award reasonable rights of visitation.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Worley v. Worley