Logan v. Logan’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““1. The wishes of the child’s parent or parents * * *. 2. The reasonable preference of the child, if the court deems the child to be of sufficient intelligence, understanding, and experience to express a preference. 3. The interaction and interrelationship [between] the child [and their] parent or parents * * *. 4. The child’s adjustment to the child’s home, school, and community. 5. The mental and physical health of all individuals involved. 6. The stability of the child’s home environment. 7. The moral fitness of the child’s parents. 8. The willingness and ability of each parent to facilitate a close * * * relationship between [the parent and child].” Pettinato v. Pettinato, 582 A.2d 909, 913-14 (R.I.1990).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Keenan v. Somberg