Brace v. Moran (In Re Brace)’s Empirical Analysis
1981
Citation profile
2 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 25 later decisions — most recently January 2016 · most notably 88 Ohio App. 3d 296 - Dozer v. Dozer (1993), 322 Pa. Super. 121 - Zimmerman v. Zimmerman (1983)
2 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 11 U.S.C. § 523
Relies on Warner v. Warner (In Re Warner) · 1 Utah 2d 281 - Fife v. Fife · Waller v. Waller · Richter v. Pelikant (In Re Pelikant) · Bennett v. Knabe (In Re Knabe)
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 25 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““What constitutes alimony, maintenance, and support, will be determined under the bankruptcy laws, not State law. Thus cases such as In re Waller, 494 F.2d 447 (6th Cir. 1974)... are overruled, and the result in cases such as Fife v. Fife, 1 Utah 2d 281 , 265 P.2d 642 (1952) is followed.””
2 later decisions quote this exact passage““Section 523. Exceptions To Discharge. (a) A discharge under section 727, 1141, or 1328(b) of this title does not discharge an individual debtor from any debt— . . .(5) to a spouse, former spouse, or child of the debtor, for alimony to, maintenance for, or support of both spouse or child, in connection with a separation agreement, divorce decree, or property settlement agreement, but not to the extent that— ... (B) such debt includes a liability designated as alimony, maintenance, or support, unless such liability is actually in the nature of alimony, maintenance, or support....””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.