Puleo v. Forgue’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““(1) That it is in the best interest of the grandchild that petitioner be granted visitation rights with the grandchild; and “(2) That the petitioner is a fit and proper person to have visitation rights with the grandchild; and “(3) That the petitioner has repeatedly attempted to visit his or her grandchild during the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the date the petition was filed and was not allowed to visit the grandchild during the twelve (12) month period as a direct result of the actions of either, or both parents of said grandchild; and “(4) That there is no other way the petitioner is able to visit his or her grandchild without court intervention; and “(5) That petitioner, by clear and convincing evidence, has successfully rebutted the presumption that the parent’s decision to refuse the grandparent visitation with the grandchild was reasonable. “The court may issue all necessary orders relative to said visitation rights granted to the petitioner. Once the petitioner has been granted reasonable visitation rights, notice of any petition seeking a change in custody or visitation shall be served on the petitioner.” Section 15-5-24.3.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Puleo v. Forgue

2. “[g]randparents do not have standing in adoption proceedings....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 784 So. 2d 565 - Yh v. Flh