Corliss v. Smith’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. ““In a suit affecting the parent-child relationship, the court may exercise personal jurisdiction over a person on whom service of citation is required or over the person’s personal representative, although the person is not a resident or domiciliary of this state, if: (1) the child was conceived in this state and the person on whom service is required is a parent or an alleged or probable father of the child; (2) the child resides in this state, as defined by Section 11.04 of this code, as a result of the acts or directives or with the approval of the person on whom service is required; (3) the person on whom service is required has resided with the child in this state; or (4) notwithstanding Subdivisions (1), (2), or (3) above, there is any basis consistent with the constitutions of this state or the United States for the exercise of the personal jurisdiction.””

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Miller v. Miller · Oubre v. Oubre

2. ““ * * * [I]n determining whether to assert jurisdiction, when the undisputed proof shows that the child and the managing conservator have resided in a foreign state for six months or more before the suit was filed, we think a presumption arises that the Texas courts no longer constitute convenient and/or competent forums to adjudicate claims affecting the parent-child relationship and have lesser interests in protecting the welfare of the child than the foreign state, and are consequently unwarranted in asserting jurisdiction in the absence of sufficient proof to overcome the presumption. * * * >>”

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

3. “In the usual situation, the witnesses would include the parents, the children, domestic relation counselors (including, perhaps, the professional court personnel who have met with the parents and children), the children’s teachers, doctors, ministers, neighbors and other persons sufficiently acquainted with the children to offer testimony as to what would be in the children’s best interests. The factual situation must be such that it would be fair and reasonable to require the defendant to come into the state and defend the action.”

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