McCabe v. McCabe’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) the state is the home state of the child at the time of the commencement of the proceeding or Florida had been the child's home state within six months before commencement of the proceeding; or (2) it is in the best interest of the child that Florida assume jurisdiction because the child and his parents or the child and at least one contestant have a significant connection with this state, and there is available in this state substantial evidence concerning the child's present or future care, protection, training, and personal relationships; or (3) the child is physically present in Florida and (a) the child has been abandoned, or (b) it is necessary in an emergency to protect the child because he has been subjected to or threatened with mistreatment or abuse or is otherwise neglected; or (4) it appears that no other state would have jurisdiction or another state has declined to exercise jurisdiction on the ground that Florida is the more appropriate forum to determine the custody of the child and it is in the best interest of the child that a Florida court assume jurisdiction.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Dorrity v. Dorrity · 674 So. 2d 767 - Flores v. Saunders

2. “Any person, whether or not a citizen or resident of this state, who personally or who through an agent does any of the acts enumerated in this subsection thereby submits himself ... to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state for any cause of action arising from the doing of any of the following acts: ... . (e) With respect to a proceeding for alimony, child support, or division of property in connection with an action to dissolve a marriage or with respect to an independent action for support of dependents ... if the defendant resided in this state preceding the commencement of the action, whether cohabitating during that time or not.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 652 So. 2d 378 - Garrett v. Garrett

3. “The fact that Florida may be the twins' legal residence or legal domicile does not necessarily mean that the children lived in Florida for six months as the statute defines home state for custody jurisdiction.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 980 So. 2d 575 - Mannino v. Mannino