McDaniel v. McDaniel’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““There is no wider area for the exercise of judicial discretion than that of providing for and protecting the best interests of children. Ex parte Handley, 460 So.2d 167 (Ala.1984). The court stands in the position of parens patria[e] of children. Ayers v. Kelley, 284 Ala. 321 , 224 So.2d 673 (1969).... “ ... [The husband] has been granted extensive rights to visit his children. The obvious purpose of the limitation of residence of the children is to prevent their removal to a place which would increase the difficulty of exercising that visitation. Such provision benefits the husband and serves the interests of the children in being with their father. We have said in other cases that if such limitation is deemed not in the best interests of the children, it is subject to be changed upon proper petition and proof. Wheeler v. Wheeler, 585 So.2d 51 (Ala. Civ.App.1991).””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Meadows v. Meadows · 719 So. 2d 222 - Pointer v. Bell

2. “There is no wider area for the exercise of judicial discretion than that of providing and protecting the best interests of the children.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Cohn v. Cohn · 713 So. 2d 962 - Bushnell v. Bushnell