Prost v. Greene’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 district · 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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “the relevance of violence between spouses to the issues of fitness to assume custody is well-recognized,” because”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. P.F. v. N.C. · Pf v. Nc

2. ““(A) the wishes of the child as to his or her custodian, where practicable; (B) the wishes of the child’s parent or parents as to the child’s custody; (C) the interaction and interrelationship of the child with his or her parent or parents, his or her siblings, and any other person who may emotionally or psychologically affect the child’s best interest; (D) the child’s adjustment to his or her home, school, and community; (E) the mental and physical health of all individuals involved; (F) evidence of intrafamily offense as defined in section 16-1001(5); (G) the capacity of the parents to communicate and reach shared decisions affecting the minor child’s welfare; (H) the willingness of the parents to share custody; (I) the prior involvement of each parent in the child’s life; (J) the potential disruption of the child’s social and school life; (K) the geographical proximity of the parental homes as this relates to the practical considerations of the child’s residential schedule; (L) the demands of parental employment; (M) the age and number of children; (N) the sincerity of each parent’s request; (O) the parent’s ability to financially support a joint custody arrangement; (P) the impact on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or Program on Work, Employment, and Responsibilities, and medical assistance; and (Q) the benefit to the parents.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Estopina v. O'Brian

3. “The heightened importance of proof of physical abuse, and its relevance to issues central to the decision of who should be entrusted with the primary care of these children, requires more careful consideration of the evidence on this point. Therefore, we remand the case to the trial judge for further findings and conclusions as to the alleged intrafamily assaults. Whether additional testimony is called for on this point rests, of course, within the discretion of the trial judge.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Prost v. Greene