Bryan v. Bryan

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “In matters of child custody it is the welfare of the child, not the gratification of the parent, that is paramount.”
• “In loco parentis is a status embodying two ideas; first, the assumption of a parental status, and second, the discharge of parental duties”
• grandparents, former stepmother and child
• grandparents, former stepmother and child

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

18 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Lehn v. Al-Thanayyan
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 2019-03-07· cited 120×
• Paquette v. Paquette
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 1985-06-21· cited 67×
• Vest v. State Ex Rel. New Mexico Human Services Department
  New Mexico Court of Appeals· 1993-11-29· cited 51×
• Hickenbottom v. Hickenbottom
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 1991-11-22· cited 39×
• Temple v. Meyer
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1988-07-26· cited 36×
• Hughes v. Creighton
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 1990-04-12· cited 23×
• Finck v. O'Toole
  Arizona Supreme Court· 1994-09-13· cited 21×
• Riepe v. Riepe
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 2004-06-29· cited 19×
• Evans v. Evans
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1985-02-21· cited 17×
• DIANA H. v. Rubin
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 2007-11-21· cited 16×
• Finck v. Superior Court
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 1994-02-15· cited 15×
• In Re the Marriage of Dureno
  Colorado Court of Appeals· 1992-12-17· cited 15×
• Marriage of Woodworth v. Woodworth
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 2002-03-26· cited 14×
• Olvera v. Superior Court
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 1991-08-13· cited 11×
• In Re the Marriage of Shofner
  Court of Appeals of Oregon· 1995-11-15· cited 11×
• Alison D. v. Virginia M.
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1990-03-02· cited 10×
• Thornsberry v. Superior Court, Mohave County
  Arizona Supreme Court· 1985-09-30· cited 7×
• Diana H. v. Arizona Department of Economic Security
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 2007-11-21

Cites

23 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Spells v. Spells
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1977-10-06· cited 101×
• In Re the Marriage of Allen
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1981-03-19· cited 89×
• Eaton v. Davis
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1940-10-14· cited 82×
• Barry v. Sparks
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1940-05-28· cited 52×
• Gribble v. Gribble
  Utah Supreme Court· 1978-07-21· cited 51×
• McFadden v. McFadden
  Arizona Supreme Court· 1921-03-30· cited 49×
• Commonwealth Ex Rel. Williams v. Miller
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1978-04-13· cited 47×
• Looper v. McManus
  Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma· 1978-06-01· cited 44×
• Simpson v. Simpson
  Kentucky Supreme Court· 1979-07-03· cited 43×
• Perry v. Superior Court
  California Court of Appeal· 1980-07-22· cited 36×
• Solomon v. Harman
  Arizona Supreme Court· 1971-09-30· cited 31×
• Clifford v. Woodford
  Arizona Supreme Court· 1957-12-31· cited 24×
• Ballew v. Ballew
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 1956-03-07· cited 22×
• Badertscher v. Badertscher
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 1969-10-24· cited 20×
• Orezza v. Ramirez
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 1973-03-27· cited 19×
• Wills v. Wills
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1981-06-24· cited 17×
• Harris v. Lyon
  Arizona Supreme Court· 1914-05-14· cited 15×
• Woodford v. Superior Court
  Arizona Supreme Court· 1957-04-10· cited 14×
• Needel v. Needel
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 1971-10-12· cited 13×
• Hayne v. Hayne
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 1969-01-21· cited 8×