Pennington v. Pennington’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"[Father's] overnight visitation is restrict, ed to the extent that Ashley D. Barrow shall not be present during said visitation, for the reason that the Court specifically finds that said presence would be injurious to the minor child's emotional development."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Teegarden v. Teegarden · Downey v. Muffley

2. “When reviewing the trial court’s resolution of the visitation issue, we reverse only when the trial court manifestly abused its discretion. In re Marriage of Julien (1979), Ind.App., 397 N.E.2d 651 . If the record reveals a rational basis supporting the trial court’s determination, no abuse of discretion occurred. Carter v. Dec (1985), Ind.App., 480 N.E.2d 564 . We will not reweigh evidence or reassess the credibility of witnesses. Id.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Wayne Patton v. Jessica Patton

3. “It is not puritanical or unreasonable to attempt to shield a child of tender age, like [the child], from the sexual practices of the visiting parent, whether those practices are homosexual, as [mother] alleges, or heterosexual. Such protection is a sound practice designed to foster the child's emotional well-being, and is widely employed.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Downey v. Muffley