Schmidt v. Schmidt’s Empirical Analysis
1979
Citation profile
24
cited by 24 later decisions
1
states following
June 1999
most recently cited
23 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on S v. G · Graves v. Wooden · Engler v. Engler · Klaus v. Klaus · In Re Marriage of Britton
Most-quoted passages
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“[T]he cases emphasize the need for a showing of a significant change of circumstances directly affecting the welfare of the child in order to justify a custody change. The change in circumstances must be such as to give definite promise that the custody change will benefit the child in a substantial way.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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