Massachusetts Appeals Court· 3/13/1998
Carr v. Carr
Citations
- 44 Mass. App. Ct. 924
- 691 N.E.2d 963
- 1998 Mass. App. LEXIS 49
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- explaining that \when custody is contested it is the divorcing parents who seek the impairment of each other's rights and the [S]tate is thrust into the role of mediator by necessity\ [quotation and citation omitted]
- “Where the judge . . . [has] found that the relationship of the parties has been dysfunctional, virtually nonexistent, and one of continuous conflict, he properly [may] determine[] that custody should be awarded only to one parent”
- custody decision \rests within the discretion of the trial judge\
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Cited by
11 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Sacharow v. SacharowSupreme Court of New Jersey· 2003-07-16· cited 62×
- Schechter v. SchechterMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2015-09-09· cited 41×
- Smith v. McDonaldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2010-12-14· cited 38×
- Custody of ZiaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2000-10-13· cited 16×
- Sagar v. SagarMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2003-01-14· cited 10×
- Wilson v. WilsonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2017-10-18
- A.C. v. J.C.Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2017-11-10
- McKnight v. FisherMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-02-06
- Ampomah v. FilsonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-10-10
- Miles v. BeuschMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2019-01-24
- Imbrie v. ImbrieMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2023-05-02
Cites
6 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Custody of VaughnMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-05-07· cited 101×
- Felton v. FeltonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-03-31· cited 75×
- Bak v. BakMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1987-08-12· cited 54×
- Kendall v. KendallMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-12-09· cited 21×
- Vilakazi v. MaxieMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-12-02· cited 20×
- R. H. v. B. F.Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1995-08-04· cited 15×
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