Statute treatment: 98-378 Public Law §

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 14 citation events across 12 distinct cases.

14citations total

12distinct interpreting cases

8distinct courts

1citations in last 5y

1985–2021year range

Top 9 leading cases

#1 Whalen v. Whalen (1992) sd 63 own cites 2× in case

#2 Turner v. Turner (1991) conn 181 own cites 1× in case

#3 Brandriet v. Larsen (1989) sd 34 own cites 2× in case

#4 Favrow v. Vargas (1992) conn 34 own cites 1× in case

#5 Amodio v. Amodio (2000) connappct 32 own cites 1× in case

#6 Drennen v. Drennen (1988) neb 29 own cites 1× in case

#7 Jarmon v. Commissioner of Social Services (2002) connsuperct 2 own cites 1× in case

#8 Charette v. Charette, No. Fa 9456183s (Apr. 30, 1997) (1997) connsuperct 3 own cites 1× in case

#9 McFetridge v. Chiado (1985) michctapp 1 own cites 1× in case

Ranking method: leading_score = ln(1 + own_citation_count) × √(mentions_in_case) × flag_factor, where flag_factor = 1.0 green · 0.6 unknown · 0.5 neutral · 0.4 yellow · 0.3 procedural · 0 red. Red-flagged cases excluded — their interpretation has been undermined and shouldn't lead the list. Top 20 returned per statute. Open any case for full G Cite, trajectory, and per-circuit treatment.