Womack v. Womack’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “In Pryor v. Pryor, 88 Ark. 302 , 114 S.W. 700 (1908), the court said: “The court is not, in the first instance, bound by the agreement of the parties concerning the amount of alimony to be allowed to the wife.” The Court explained the matter in this way: “This is so because the court is moved to action by principles of justice and equity, and is not bound to follow the agreement of the parties against what appears to be the justice of the case.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 81 Ark. App. 122 - Rutherford v. Rutherford

2. “The parties to a divorce action may agree upon the alimony or maintenance to be paid. Although the court is not bound by the litigants’ contract, nevertheless if the court approves the setdement and awards support money upon that basis there is then no power to modify the decree at a later date.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 81 Ark. App. 122 - Rutherford v. Rutherford