Daniel v. Daniel’s Empirical Analysis
2000
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
1
states following
July 2015
most recently cited
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 437 So. 2d 1003 - Albright v. Albright · Sellers v. Sellers · 431 So. 2d 1139 - Cheek v. Ricker · 677 So. 2d 740 - Riley v. Doerner · 480 So. 2d 1120 - Carr v. Carr
Most-quoted passages
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“We are aware of the fact that a practice of constantly alternating a child back and forth to each parent is not a habit that should be encouraged. The Mississippi Supreme Court has spoken on this issue on more than one occasion, ruling that it is not in the best interest of a small child to be shifted from parent to parent. However, in this case, we are mindful that the child is nearing the age of five[-]year[-]old kindergarten and has been subjected to the rotating custody order since the chancellor’s judgment was handed down on December 15,1998. We therefore can see no reason why what has become the child’s regular routine should be interrupted. Nonetheless, we agree with the chancellor that at such time as the child begins kindergarten, it will be necessary for the child to maintain the stability that is crucial at the beginning stages of her education.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“(1) the child’s age, health, and sex; (2) which parent had the continuity of care before the separation; (3) which parent has the best parenting skills; (4) which parent has the willingness and capacity to provide primary child care; (5) each parent’s employment and its responsibilities; (6) each parent’s physical and mental health and age; (7) the emotional ties between the child and each parent; (8) each parent’s moral fitness; (9) the child’s home, school, and community record; (10) the child’s preference, if the child is over twelve years old; (11) the stability of the home environment; and (12) any other relevant equitable factor.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Tidmore v. Tidmore
How this case has been treated — in progress
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