Jenkins v. Handel

How courts have described this case

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

• stating that \[the trial court has broad discretion in the determination of child custody issues\ and that \[wle will reverse a trial court's resolution of custody issues only if ... we are convinced that the trial court abused its discretion ...\
• discussing effect of mother's work schedule on her availability to care for her children in custody modification case
• affirming finding that mother's substantial improvement in some important areas was insufficient to justify modification when court based its decision on lack of improvement in other areas
• declining to prioritize 13- and 15-year-old children’s preferences in custody dispute because they were unduly influenced by other adults and older sibling
• affirming superior court’s decision not to award custody of teenagers to parent with whom they expressed desire to live
• finding the preference of 13- and 15-year-old children to be unreliable due to the influence of a sexual relationship with an older man and by siblings and adults within the community

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

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

• Ebertz v. Ebertz
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2005-06-03· cited 98×
• Rego v. Rego
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2011-08-12· cited 66×
• Barrett v. Alguire
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2001-11-16· cited 62×
• Hamilton v. Hamilton
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2002-03-08· cited 61×
• Fernandes v. Portwine
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2002-09-20· cited 54×
• Fardig v. Fardig
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2002-10-04· cited 54×
• Millette v. Millette
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2008-01-04· cited 51×
• Veselsky v. Veselsky
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2005-06-03· cited 47×
• Sheffield v. Sheffield
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2011-12-09· cited 47×
• Peterson v. Swarthout
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2009-08-14· cited 41×
• Mendel-Gleason v. Harris
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2011-09-02· cited 38×
• Fortson v. Fortson
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2006-02-17· cited 37×
• Stephanie F. v. George C.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2012-01-20· cited 36×
• Wee v. Eggener
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2010-03-12· cited 35×
• Heather W. v. Rudy R.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2012-04-20· cited 34×
• Michele M. v. Richard R.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2008-02-29· cited 33×
• Thomas v. Thomas
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2007-11-09· cited 30×
• J.L.P. v. V.L.A.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2001-09-14· cited 30×
• Central Bering Sea Fishermen's Ass'n v. Anderson
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2002-09-06· cited 27×
• Kristina B. v. Edward B.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2014-07-03· cited 25×

Cites

10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• S.N.E. v. R.L.B.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1985-05-10· cited 86×
• Gratrix v. Gratrix
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1982-10-08· cited 77×
• Veazey v. Veazey
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1977-02-16· cited 67×
• Reid v. Williams
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1998-10-02· cited 48×
• Dingeman v. Dingeman
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1993-12-23· cited 47×
• King v. King
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1970-11-27· cited 36×
• Nichols v. Mandelin
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1990-04-27· cited 33×
• Karen L. v. State, Department of Health & Social Services, Division of Family & Youth Services
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1998-02-06· cited 27×
• Brosnan v. Brosnan
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1991-10-04· cited 21×
• Sanguinetti v. Sanguinetti
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1981-05-29· cited 14×