Painter v. Painter’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

11 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Although no one set of factors governs a custody determination in every case, the trial court’s findings should articulate those factors pertinent to the child’s best interests which the court considered in making its determination, such as the needs of the child and the ability of each parent to meet those needs.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Paryzek v. Paryzek

2. “[T]o ensure the court acted within its broad discretion, the facts and reasons for the court's decision must be set forth fully in appropriate findings and conclusions.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Roberts v. Roberts

3. “`that the trial court's discretionary determination was rationally based.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Roberts v. Roberts