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976 So. 2d 358 - Powell v. Powell’s Empirical Analysis

2008

Citation profile

15
cited by 15 later decisions
1
states following
December 2015
most recently cited

15 state decisions

Relationships

Relies on 437 So. 2d 1003 - Albright v. Albright · 824 So. 2d 623 - Sanderson v. Sanderson · 564 So. 2d 839 - Cumberland v. Cumberland · 708 So. 2d 55 - Mizell v. Mizell · 622 So. 2d 1264 - Ash v. Ash

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.

  1. “(1) that a material change of circumstances has occurred in the custodial home since the most recent custody decree, (2) that the change adversely affects the child, and (3) that modification is in the best interest of the child.”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage
  2. “Modification [of a child custody order] must be based on conduct of the custodial parent that poses a danger to the mental or emotional health of the child.”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage
  3. “In determining whether a material change in circumstances has occurred, the chancellor must consider the totality of the circumstances.”
    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.