Sobieske v. Preslar’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

26 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 26 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “the polestar consideration in child custody cases is the best interest and welfare of the child.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Mitchell v. Mitchell · Giannaris v. Giannaris

2. “it can be inferred from his citation to Albright that [the chancellor] felt that both parents were fit under Albright " but expressed that "it certainly would have been preferable for the [c]hancellor to have expressly considered each Albright factor[.]”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Mitchell v. Mitchell · Marcia Lopez Robles v. Jose Francisco Gonzalez

3. “Considering the factors set forth in Albright , it appears that both parents have the desire and capacity to have the primary custody of [the minor child], however, [the minor child] has close ties to the home she has lived in since birth as well as to her friends and family in Alcorn County, Mississippi. [The minor child] has close ties to Mrs. Sobieske's twin sister, Mary Allred, and to Ms. Allred's daughter, Meagan, who is approximately the same age as [the minor child]. [The minor child] also has, in Alcorn County, other family and friends who she is close to. Mrs. Sobieske and her new husband are living in Atlanta, Georgia, and since [the minor child] does not have any other family in that area, there are uncertainties for her there.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Marcia Lopez Robles v. Jose Francisco Gonzalez