Cook v. Warren’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “11. [T]here has been a substantial and continuing change in circumstances of both parents and the child since the original decree such that as the original decree with respect to child custody, support and visitation is unreasonable, for the following reasons, in part: A. At the time of the original decree of custody both parties were single, the child having been born to them out of wedlock. B. Since the original decree both parties have married and both have had at least one other child as a result of such marriage. C. The child is now three years older. D. At the time of the original decree the parties resided some 75 + miles apart and now reside in the same community..... F. Both parties are now better able to provide a stable and normal home atmosphere for child rearing. G. The best interest of the child requires a modification.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ajk by Rk v. Jl