Moore v. Moore’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The only conclusion to be drawn from K.R.S. 403.270(2) when read with the note of the commissioners is that there must be proof that the sexual misconduct affects the relationship of the parent to the child; otherwise, the evidence of such misconduct is irrelevant and should not be admitted into evidence. Here there is no showing or even a suggestion that the child was aware of respondent’s misconduct or that the relationship of the child and the respondent was in any way affected by this incident. Moore, supra at 614 .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Krug v. Krug · Rittenberry v. Rittenberry

2. “The court shall not consider conduct of a proposed custodian that does not affect his relationship to the child ....”

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