Resor v. Resor’s Empirical Analysis
1999
Citation profile
24 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 24 later decisions — most recently November 2022
24 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on In Re Marriage of Burgess · In Re Marriage of Littlefield · Reavis v. Reavis · In re the Marriage of Littlefield · Love v. Love
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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Child custody decisions are within the sound discretion of the trial court. It has been our consistent principle that in custody matters, the welfare and needs of the children are to be given paramount consideration. The determination of the best interests of the child is a question for the trier of fact. We do not overturn the decision of the trial court unless we are persuaded of an abuse of discretion or the presence of a violation of some legal principle. Resor v. Resor, 987 P.2d 146, 148 (Wyo.1999), quoting Reavis v. Reavis, 955 P.2d 428, 431 (Wyo.1998).”
8 later decisions quote this exact passage“In Reavis, we suggested that the trial court spell out its reasons so that counsel and the reviewing court will know what those reasons are, and be in a position to evaluate the soundness of its decision. We continue to encourage a trial court relying on discretionary power to place on record the circumstances and factors that were crucial to its determination. However, it is not required to do so. Additionally, our rules do not require the trial court to issue findings of fact "unless one of the parties requests it before the introduction of any evidence, with the view of excepting to the decision of the court upon the questions of law involved in the trial." W.RCP. 52(a@).... Neither party made such a request and, as such, ... will not be heard to complain of the absence of formal findings.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“The right of travel enjoyed by a citizen carries with it the right of a custodial parent to have the children move with that parent. This right is not to be denied, impaired, or disparaged unless clear evidence before the court demonstrates another substantial and material change of circumstance and establishes the detrimental effect of the move upon the children.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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