Carter v. Carter

How courts have described this case

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

• “A fundamental concept in the public policy of this State is that the best interest and welfare of the children are paramount when deciding matters of visitation, child support and child custody.” (citations omitted)
• “A fundamental concept in the public policy of this State is that the best interest and welfare of the children are paramount when deciding matters of visitation, child support and child custody.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

14 cases in this archive cite this case.

• In Re Stephen Tyler R.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 2003-07-01· cited 43×
• M.D.C. v. K.D.
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2009-09-30· cited 42×
• Griffis v. Griffis
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1998-05-21· cited 12×
• Rebecca v. Michael
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 2003-07-09· cited 12×
• In re J.A.B.
  Louisiana Court of Appeal· 2004-09-17· cited 8×
• M.D.C. v. K.D.
  Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama· 2008-08-15· cited 7×
• Dalton v. Dalton
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 2000-07-11· cited 5×
• Foster v. Foster
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 2007-11-20· cited 3×
• Howell v. Goode
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 2009-02-06· cited 3×
• Layne v. West Virginia Child Support Enforcement Division
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1998-07-02· cited 2×
• Hedrick v. Hedrick
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 2005-11-17· cited 2×
• Ex Parte Mdc
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2009-09-30
• Mdc v. Kd
  Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama· 2008-08-15
• In Re JAB
  Louisiana Court of Appeal· 2004-09-17

Cites

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

• Michael K.T. v. Tina L.T.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1989-12-21· cited 167×
• Carter v. Carter
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1996-03-21· cited 142×
• Emerick v. Emerick
  Connecticut Appellate Court· 1992-09-01· cited 77×
• Goff v. Goff
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1987-04-15· cited 72×
• In Re Marriage of Betts
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1987-04-30· cited 58×
• Broyles v. Broyles
  Wyoming Supreme Court· 1985-12-17· cited 40×
• In Re Estate of Hereford
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1978-12-19· cited 40×
• Hester v. Hester
  Supreme Court of Oklahoma· 1983-05-10· cited 34×
• Damico v. Damico
  California Supreme Court· 1994-05-09· cited 34×
• Robinson v. McKinney
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1993-06-24· cited 33×
• Hopkins v. Yarbrough
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1981-12-11· cited 31×
• Venus v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1961-12-18· cited 30×
• Segal v. Beard
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1989-04-19· cited 29×
• Williams v. Williams
  New Mexico Court of Appeals· 1989-08-22· cited 28×
• Dillard v. Dillard
  New Mexico Court of Appeals· 1986-08-28· cited 25×
• State Ex Rel. Ravitz v. Fox
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1980-12-19· cited 23×
• Gardner v. Gardner
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1990-12-06· cited 22×
• White v. Williamson
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1994-12-21· cited 22×
• Ledsome v. Ledsome
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1983-03-11· cited 20×
• Cleo A. E. v. Rickie Gene E.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1993-12-16· cited 17×