136 N.C. App. 56 - Twaddell v. Anderson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

49 state decisions

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 53 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A support order made by a [North Carolina court], . . is not nullified by a support order made by a... court of any other state ... unless otherwise specifically modified by the court.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 175 N.C. App. 158 - Dept. of Health and Human Services ex rel. Jones v. Jones · 153 N.C. App. 283 - Wilson County Ex Rel. Egbert v. Egbert

2. “(a) A support order . . . may be registered in this state by sending the following documents and information to the appropriate [district court] in this state: (1) a letter of transmittal to the tribunal requesting registration and enforcement; (2) two copies, including one certified copy, of the order to be registered, including any modification of the order; (3) a sworn statement by the person requesting registration or a certified statement by the custodian of the records showing the amount of any arrearage; (4) the name of the obligor and, if known: (i) the obligor’s address and social security number; (ii) the name and address of the obligor’s employer or other payor and any other source of income of the obligor; and (iii) a description and the location of property of the obligor in this state not exempt from execution; and (5) except as otherwise provided in section 42-725, the name and address of the obligee and, if applicable, the person to whom support payments are to be remitted. (b) On receipt of a request for registration, the registering tribunal shall cause the order to be filed as a foreign judgment, together with one copy of the documents and information, regardless of their form. (c) A petition or comparable pleading seeking a remedy that must be affirmatively sought under other law of this state may be filed at the same time as the request for registration or later. The pleading shall specify the grounds for the remedy sought.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 14 Neb. Ct. App. 337 - Lamb v. Lamb

3. ““A support order or income-withholding order of another state may be registered in this state by sending the following documents and information to the appropriate court in this state: “(1) a letter of transmittal to the court requesting registration and enforcement; “(2) two copies, including one certified copy, of all orders to be registered, including any modification of an order; “(3) a sworn statement by the party seeking registration or a certified statement by the tribunal or collection agency showing the amount of any arrearage; “(4) the name of the obligor and, if known: “(i) the obligor’s address and Social Security number; “(ii) the name and address of the obligor’s employer and any other source of income of the obligor; and “(iii) a description and the location of property of the obligor in this state not exempt from execution; and “(5) the name and address of the obligee and, if applicable, the agency or person to whom support payments are to be remitted.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 91 So. 3d 56 - Williams v. Williams