Glover v. Singleton’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

23 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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"[A] change of custody from one parent to another is not a decision to be made lightly. On the contrary, it may be [made] only where the evidence discloses an obvious and overwhelming necessity for a change of custody. Whitfield [ v. Whitfield , 570 So.2d 700 (Ala.Civ.App. 1990)]. Here, there is simply no evidence to show that a change of custody is necessary."”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 678 So. 2d 1173 - Trusty v. Newton · 804 So. 2d 1092 - Judah v. Gilmore

2. “[T]he preference of the child, regardless of h[is] age and maturity, is not determinative of the issue of custody but is merely a factor the trial court may consider in reaching its decision. Ezell v. Hammond , 447 So.2d 766 (Ala.Civ.App. 1984).”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bishop v. Knight · 678 So. 2d 1173 - Trusty v. Newton

3. ““Here, there is simply no evidence to show that a change of custody is necessary. At trial, there was no mention of the child’s needs or the ability of the father to care for her. There is certainly nothing to indicate that the mother is anything less than an exemplary parent. It does not appear from the child’s testimony that she is particularly unhappy in her mother’s home. The child merely prefers to live with her father at this time. Under Alabama law, this is simply not enough to justify a change of custody.””

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