142 N.C. App. 702 - Williamson v. Williamson’s Empirical Analysis

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10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[i]f a dependent spouse who is receiving postseparation support or alimony from a supporting spouse ... engages in cohabitation, the postseparation support or alimony shall terminate.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 253 N.C. App. 480 - Orren v. Orren · 242 N.C. App. 114 - Patterson v. Patterson

2. “the supporting spouse participated in an act of illicit sexual behavior . . . during the marriage and prior to or on the date of separation, then the [trial] court shall order that alimony be paid to a dependent spouse.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 167 N.C. App. 806 - Adams v. Adams

3. “plaintiff was not obligated for alimony or postseparation support payments from the time defendant's cohabitation began.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 253 N.C. App. 480 - Orren v. Orren