183 W. Va. 279 - Marsh v. Marsh’s Empirical Analysis
1990
Citation profile
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 160 W. Va. 514 - Nichols v. Nichols · 177 W. Va. 742 - Goff v. Goff · 74 Wash. 2d 253 - Chase v. Chase · 178 W. Va. 224 - Lambert v. Miller · 97 Ill. App. 3d 1044 - In Re Marriage of McDavid
Most-quoted passages
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“There is no statute or rule which specifies the time in which a reduction or increase in child support should commence. Although the authority of the circuit court to modify child support awards is prospective only and does not apply to arrearages, the determination as to the time in which the reduction in payments should take effect is otherwise within the sound discretion of the court....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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