177 N.C. App. 673 - Armstrong v. Droessler’s Empirical Analysis
2006
Citation profile
12
cited by 12 later decisions
1
states following
July 2016
most recently cited
12 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Koufman v. Koufman · Pulliam v. Smith · Hamill v. Cusack · 118 N.C. App. 19 - McGee v. McGee · 126 N.C. App. 362 - Ellis v. Ellis
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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“a substantial change of circumstances has taken place; only then does it proceed [to the second step] to apply the North Carolina Child Support Guidelines to calculate the applicable amount of child support.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“The modification of the order must be supported by findings of fact, based upon competent evidence, that there has been a substantial change of circumstances affecting the welfare of the child.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“changed circumstances rests upon the party moving for modification of support.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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.