Rubano v. DiCenzo

How courts have described this case

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

• concluding same sex partner of biological mother had standing to establish a psychological parenthood relationship with the child and thereby enforce the parties’ visitation agreement
• interpreting 1956 R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-8-26 , which allows \any interested party\ to bring action to determine existence of parent-child relationship, to require plaintiff to show \parent-like relationship\ with child
• “fact that [party] is not a biological parent does not necessarily reheve [him or] her of a potential legal obligation to support the child”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

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

• T.B. v. L.R.M.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2001-12-28· cited 157×
• In Re Parentage of LB
  Washington Supreme Court· 2005-11-03· cited 146×
• Carvin v. Britain
  Washington Supreme Court· 2005-11-03· cited 128×
• Jones v. Barlow
  Utah Supreme Court· 2007-02-16· cited 66×
• In the Interest of E.L.M.C.
  Colorado Court of Appeals· 2004-07-01· cited 61×
• White v. White
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 2009-06-23· cited 46×
• Miller-Jenkins v. Miller-Jenkins
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2006-08-04· cited 44×
• Kulstad v. Maniaci
  Montana Supreme Court· 2009-10-06· cited 43×
• Chambers v. Ormiston
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2007-12-07· cited 43×
• Middleton v. Johnson
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 2006-06-28· cited 38×
• Smith v. Guest
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 2011-03-14· cited 35×
• Janice M. v. Margaret K.
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2008-05-19· cited 34×
• Conover v. Conover
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2016-07-07· cited 30×
• Debbie L. v. Galadriel R.
  New Mexico Court of Appeals· 2008-10-29· cited 27×
• S.Y. v. S.B.
  California Court of Appeal· 2011-12-09· cited 26×
• Inoue v. Inoue
  Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals· 2008-01-31· cited 23×
• Ingram v. Knippers
  Supreme Court of Oklahoma· 2003-06-03· cited 22×
• Doe v. Burkland
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2002-11-12· cited 21×
• Pierce v. Pierce
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2001-05-11· cited 21×
• Resendes v. Brown
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2009-03-24· cited 19×

Cites

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

• Troxel v. Granville
  Supreme Court· 2000-06-05· cited 6,943×
• Meyer v. Nebraska
  Supreme Court· 1923-06-04· cited 3,363×
• Wisconsin v. Yoder
  Supreme Court· 1972-05-15· cited 3,250×
• Prince v. Massachusetts
  Supreme Court· 1944-03-27· cited 2,515×
• Lehr v. Robertson
  Supreme Court· 1983-06-27· cited 1,333×
• Quilloin v. Walcott
  Supreme Court· 1978-03-06· cited 1,234×
• Smith v. Organization of Foster Families for Equality & Reform
  Supreme Court· 1977-06-13· cited 1,061×
• Cleveland Board of Education v. LaFleur
  Supreme Court· 1974-01-21· cited 995×
• Michael H. v. Gerald D.
  Supreme Court· 1989-08-30· cited 719×
• V.C. v. M.J.B.
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 2000-04-06· cited 172×
• John M. v. Paula T.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1990-03-19· cited 141×
• In Re Custody of HSHK
  Wisconsin Supreme Court· 1995-06-13· cited 133×
• Pettinato v. Pettinato
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1990-11-30· cited 70×
• Citizens for Preservation of Waterman Lake v. Davis
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1980-09-19· cited 61×
• Rogers v. Rogers
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1964-06-04· cited 48×
• Paolino v. Paolino
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1980-09-22· cited 38×
• A.C. v. C.B.
  New Mexico Court of Appeals· 1992-01-30· cited 36×
• Riffenburg v. Riffenburg
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1991-01-16· cited 31×
• Curiale v. Reagan
  California Court of Appeal· 1990-08-22· cited 31×
• West v. Superior Court of Sacramento County
  California Court of Appeal· 1997-11-19· cited 31×