O'Shea v. Brennan’s Empirical Analysis
1976
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
2
states following
March 1998
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Most-quoted passages
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“To award custody to the mother would, in effect, be to completely deny to the infant the right to the love, parental care, companionship and guidance of her father. Further, it would deprive her of the right to be raised and educated in her own country which is part of her birthright. Moreover, it would deprive the petitioner of the natural rights he has as a father since he would be completely cut off from his daughter by a distance of many thousands of miles. [Citations.]”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“The permanent removal of a domiciliary child must not be permitted where it renders rights of visitation illusory. [¶] ... [¶] In view of the circumstances, I find that the mother is not acting in the best interests of her daughter in attempting to take her to Australia, where the child will be raised, educated and brought up for all practical purposes as an Australian. [¶] ... [T]he best interests of this seven-year-old child require that custody be given to the father....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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