6 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 52 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Eichelberger v. Eichelberger.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eichelberger v. Eichelberger Anchor | green | “the court, in the exercise of its sound discretion, may alter or change custody or the terms of visitation when subsequent events render such action appropriate for the child's welfare.” | 14 |
| 2 | Venable v. Venable | green | “the trial court's decision, when based upon an ore tenus hearing, is entitled to great weight and will not be disturbed unless plainly wrong or without evidence to support it.” | 14 |
| 3 | Joynes v. Payne | green | “as long as evidence in the record supports the trial court's ruling and the trial court has not abused its discretion, its ruling must be affirmed on appeal.” | 9 |
| 4 | Deahl v. Winchester Department of Social Services | green | “merely because a trial judge is familiar with a party and his legal difficulties through prior judicial hearings . . . does not automatically or inferentially raise the issue of -8- bias.” | 6 |
| 5 | Carswell v. Masterson | green | “has the authority to hold an offending party in contempt for acting in bad faith or for willful disobedience of its - 12 - order.” | 6 |
| 6 | Venable v. Venable | green | “is entitled to great weight and will not be disturbed unless plainly wrong or without evidence to support it.” | 3 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.