Kanady v. Kanady’s Empirical Analysis
1975
Citation profile
22 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 23 later decisions — most recently March 2002
22 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Graves v. Wooden · Larison v. Larison · L_E_(S_) v. J_A_E · Jlw v. Dcw · J. v. E.
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 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“"The court shall determine custody in accordance with the best interests of the child. The court shall consider all relevant factors including: (1) The wishes of the child's parents as to his custody; (2) The wishes of a child as to his custodian; (3) The interaction and interrelationship of the child with his parents, his siblings, and any other person who may significantly affect the child's best interests; (4) The child's adjustment to his home, school, and community; and (5) The mental and physical health of all individuals involved."”
3 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. Tch v. Kmh · Galeener v. Black“`followed only if the welfare and interest of the child, as determined by all the evidence, are consistent with that preference.'”
2 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. Tch v. Kmh · L. v. D.
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.