Scott v. Scott’s Empirical Analysis
1990
Citation profile
7
cited by 7 later decisions
1
states following
April 2001
most recently cited
7 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 455 So. 2d 863 - Ex Parte McLendon · Ex Parte Couch · 486 So. 2d 1294 - Taylor v. Taylor · 541 So. 2d 19 - Jenkins v. Jenkins · Hersman v. Spann
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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[w]here there is no prior order granting exclusive physical custody to one parent ... the McLendon standard is not applicable ... [and] the `best interests and welfare' of the children standard applies.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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.