Hamby v. Jacobson

How courts have described this case

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

• ascertaining the best interests of a child, the ultimate factual conclusion in a custody case, is a factual, not a legal, determination
• ascertaining the best interests of a child, the ultimate factual conclusion in a custody case, is a factual, not a legal, determination
• stating length of time surname used was of little assistance in best-interest analysis
• “[L]ip-service to the best interests of the child should not be used as a subterfuge to nevertheless perpetuate the paternal preference.”
• This case involved children aged 28 months and 6 months. The appellate court did not disturb the trial court’s finding that the children were “too young to be accustomed to the surname” they had been using.
• referring to children’s biological parents as their natural parents

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).