Hardy v. Hardy’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

22 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 22 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[U]nder the well-established standard of review for child custody proceedings, we do not set aside the trial court's factual findings unless clearly erroneous.... A finding is clearly erroneous if it is against the great weight of the evidence or if we are otherwise definitely and firmly convinced that a mistake has been made.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State Ex Rel. Mw · L.A.W. v. State

2. “[T]he trial court should give stability and continuity the weight that is appropriate in light of the duration of the existing custodial relationship and the general welfare of the child. The findings of fact should reflect that the court considered stability as a factor in the custody decision and the weight the court accorded it.”

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

3. “The granting of a continuance rests in the sound discretion of the trial court. The judge's action in denying a continuance will not be reversed on appeal unless the court has abused that discretion by acting unreasonably.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. VT Holdings LLC v. My Investing Place LLC