Carter v. Carter’s Empirical Analysis
1982
Citation profile
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Duncan v. Duncan · 83 Ill. App. 3d 493 - In Re Custody of Iverson · 399 So. 2d 311 - Reaves v. Reaves · 108 Mich. App. 543 - Speers v. Speers · 23 Mich. App. 430 - Miller v. Miller
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“... as a matter of public policy, a parent who, in the best interest of the child, relinquishes custody in good faith because he/ she is temporarily unable to provide for the child should be able to regain custody by proving that the condition which required relinquishment has been resolved. A parent who is unable to care for his/her children should be encouraged to relinquish custody if he/she is unable to adequately provide for the child. A mother/father would be most reluctant to give up his/her child if he/she knew that custody could not be regained.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.