Henderson v. Henderson

How courts have described this case

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

• finding that the term \physical custody\ is not limited to having actual, physical possession of the child, but relates to the custodial rights involved in the care and control of the child
• finding that the term “physical custody” is not limited to having actual, physical possession of the child, but relates to the custodial rights involved in the care and control of the child
• where third party seeks custody right, parent prevails -unless the child has been neglected or abused
• where third party seeks custody right, parent prevails unless the child has been neglected or abused
• aunt who picked up child while child was being cared for by baby-sitter brought suit for guardianship
• child custody granted to a biological parent unless that parent has neglected or abused the child

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

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

• Moore v. Asente
  Kentucky Supreme Court· 2003-06-12· cited 469×
• Watkins v. Nelson
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 2000-04-06· cited 145×
• Clark v. Wade
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2001-02-16· cited 131×
• In Re the Marriage of Allen
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1981-03-19· cited 89×
• McDermott v. Dougherty
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2005-03-10· cited 83×
• C.R.S. v. T.A.M.
  Supreme Court of Colorado· 1995-01-30· cited 77×
• Matter of Guardianship of Doney
  Montana Supreme Court· 1977-10-14· cited 66×
• In Re Gore
  Montana Supreme Court· 1977-10-26· cited 53×
• Matter of Guardianship of Aschenbrenner
  Montana Supreme Court· 1979-07-17· cited 52×
• Stuhr v. Stuhr
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 1992-03-13· cited 40×
• In Re the Marriage of K.E.V.
  Montana Supreme Court· 1994-10-25· cited 36×
• In Re Custody of Barokas
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1982-09-27· cited 35×
• In Re Custody of C.C.R.S.
  Colorado Court of Appeals· 1994-05-09· cited 32×
• Khalid v. Sessions
  Second Circuit· 2018-09-13· cited 28×
• Girard v. Williams
  Montana Supreme Court· 1998-09-15· cited 27×
• Webb v. Charles
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 1980-03-11· cited 27×
• Erger v. Askren
  Montana Supreme Court· 1996-06-20· cited 24×
• Pierce v. Pierce
  Montana Supreme Court· 1982-05-20· cited 23×
• In Re Declaring Fish
  Montana Supreme Court· 1977-09-27· cited 20×
• In re M. G. M.
  Montana Supreme Court· 1982-12-09· cited 19×

Cites

4 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Burge v. City & County of San Francisco
  California Supreme Court· 1953-10-20· cited 43×
• Bourquin v. Bourquin
  Montana Supreme Court· 1930-07-19· cited 35×
• August v. Burns
  Montana Supreme Court· 1927-04-21· cited 23×
• Division of Child Welfare Services Department of Public Welfare v. Fisher
  Montana Supreme Court· 1976-02-05· cited 16×