Scoggin v. Scoggin’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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

1. “The standard of review when the trial court sits without a jury is whether there was competent evidence to support the trial court's findings of fact and whether its conclusions of law were proper in light of such facts. In a child custody case, the trial court's findings of fact are conclusive on appeal if supported by substantial evidence, even if there is sufficient evidence to support contrary findings.... Unchallenged findings of fact are binding on appeal. Whether [the trial court's] findings of fact support [its] conclusions of law is reviewable de novo . If the trial court's uncontested findings of fact support its conclusions of law, we must affirm the trial court's order.”

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

2. “it is reduced to writing, signed by the judge, and filed with the clerk of court.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Du Phan v. Clinard Oil Co.