Wilcox v. Wilcox’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““An ex parte order is an extreme remedy which is intended to be temporary in nature. In the face of an emergency, the trial court is called upon to balance the welfare of the children against the custodial parent’s right to continued custody. In order to protect the welfare of the child, the court may enter an ex parte order. To protect the relationship between the parent and the children, the court is required by statute to hold a prompt hearing—with notice and an opportunity to be heard—on the custody issue.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Francies v. Francies · Pence v. Pence

2. “[u]nder the circumstances of this case, that is, an allegation of an emergency where each party lives in a different state, this notice can be considered reasonable.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Alexander v. Foy · In Re Paternity of RAF

3. “[c]ustody proceedings must receive priority in being set for hearing.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Pence v. Pence · Stratton v. Stratton