153 N.C. App. 504 - Burr v. Burr’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

26 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 26 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[i]n an action or proceeding for the custody or support, or both, of a minor child, including a motion in the cause for the modification or revocation of an existing order for custody or support, or both, the court may in its discretion order payment of reasonable attorney's fees to an interested party acting in good faith who has insufficient means to defray the expense of the suit.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 259 N.C. App. 228 - Summerville v. Summerville · 242 N.C. App. 251 - Brownstead v. Brownstead

2. “that the party to whom attorney's fees were awarded was (1) acting in good faith and (2) has insufficient means to defray the expense of the suit.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 242 N.C. App. 251 - Brownstead v. Brownstead · 244 N.C. App. 465 - Setzler v. Setzler

3. “award of attorney's fees is not left to the court's unbridled discretion; it must find facts to support its award”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 259 N.C. App. 228 - Summerville v. Summerville · 245 N.C. App. 358 - Davignon v. Davignon