161 N.C. App. 414 - Fitzgerald v. Fitzgerald’s Empirical Analysis
2003
Citation profile
52 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on In Re the Appeal From the Civil Penalty · 75 N.C. App. 414 - Poore v. Poore · 143 N.C. App. 387 - Friend-Novorska v. Novorska · 140 N.C. App. 369 - Barrett v. Barrett · 90 N.C. App. 58 - Beightol v. Beightol
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 52 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“A trial court's findings of fact in an equitable distribution case are conclusive if supported by any competent evidence.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage“[f]indings of fact required to support the amount, duration, and manner of payment of an alimony award are sufficient if findings of fact have been made on the ultimate facts at issue in the case and the findings of fact show the trial court properly applied the law in the case.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[A] trial court's failure to make any findings regarding the reasons for the amount, duration, and the manner of payment of alimony violates [ N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50-16 .3A (c)].”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.