Schechter v. Schechter’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “a pattern or serious incident of abuse has occurred,”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 92 Mass. App. Ct. 1114 - A.C. v. J.C. · 92 Mass. App. Ct. 1126 - McKnight v. Fisher

2. “[A] judge's discretionary decision constitutes an abuse of discretion where we conclude the judge made a clear error of judgment in weighing the factors relevant to the decision, ... such that the decision falls outside the range of reasonable alternatives.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 92 Mass. App. Ct. 1114 - A.C. v. J.C. · Ampomah v. Filson

3. “within 90 days enter written findings of fact as to the effects of the abuse on the child, which findings demonstrate that such order is in the furtherance of the child's best interests and provides for the safety and well-being of the child.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 92 Mass. App. Ct. 1115 - S.P. v. B.D. · 92 Mass. App. Ct. 1114 - A.C. v. J.C.