Decker v. Lyle’s Empirical Analysis
2003
Citation profile
15
cited by 15 later decisions
1
states following
February 2019
most recently cited
15 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 639 So. 2d 122 - Bader v. Bader · LaLoggia-VonHegel v. VonHegel · Armstrong v. Panzarino · 775 So. 2d 357 - Mian v. Mian · 845 So. 2d 246 - Williams v. Williams
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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“the record or the final judgment must reflect that the custody determination was made in the best interests of the child.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“based upon the best interests of the child[ren] and not as a sanction for the conduct of either of the parties.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“the need to minimize disruptions to the custodial arrangements for the child[ren],”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.