Sego v. Clark’s Empirical Analysis
1995
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
1
states following
April 1997
most recently cited
1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 455 So. 2d 863 - Ex Parte McLendon · Ex Parte Jones · 555 So. 2d 1117 - Sellers v. Sellers
Most-quoted passages
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““The parent who petitions for a modification of a custody judgment has the burden of proving a material change in circumstances since the last judgment, that a change of custody will materially promote the child’s best interests, and that the benefits of changing custody outweigh the disruption of uprooting the child. Ex parte McLendon, 455 So.2d 863 (Ala.1984).””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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