173 W. Va. 200 - Molnar v. Molnar’s Empirical Analysis
1984
Citation profile
84 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 84 later decisions — most recently March 2013 · most notably 178 W. Va. 563 - Cross v. Cross (1987), 183 W. Va. 528 - Bettinger v. Bettinger (1990)
84 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Lepis v. Lepis · 20 Cal. 3d 437 - In Re Marriage of Morrison · 160 W. Va. 514 - Nichols v. Nichols · 345 So. 2d 417 - Travelers Indem. Co. of RI v. Mirlenbrink · 171 W. Va. 88 - Yanero v. Yanero
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 84 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“There are three broad inquiries that need to be considered in regard to rehabilitative alimony: (1) whether in view of the length of the marriage and the age, health, and skills of the dependent spouse, it should be granted; (2) if it is feasible, then the amount and duration of rehabilitative alimony must be determined; and (3) consideration should be given to continuing jurisdiction to reconsider the amount and duration of rehabilitative alimony.”
18 later decisions quote this exact passage““The concept of ‘rehabilitative alimony’ generally connotes an attempt to encourage a dependent spouse to become self-supporting by providing alimony for a limited period of time during which gainful employment can be obtained.””
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“Rehabilitative alimony has been utilized frequently where a younger dependent spouse entered marriage with marketable skills, which then deteriorated through non-use, or the dependent spouse evidenced a capability for self-support, which could be developed through training or academic study. In these circumstances, an award of alimony for a limited period of time is provided to give such spouse an opportunity to rehabilitate old skills or acquire new ones.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Greeson v. Greeson
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.