Brown v. Brown’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

18 state decisions

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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “If the application of [Form 14] ... to the financial circumstances of the parties would result in a change of child support from the existing amount by twenty percent or more, a prima facie showing has been made of a change of circumstances so substantial and continuing as to make the present terms unreasonable, if the existing amount was based upon the presumed amount pursuant to [Form 14].”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Selby v. Smith · Laurie H. Abernathy, Petitioner/Respondent v. Vincent T. Abernathy

2. “In a proceeding for modification of any child support ..., the court, in determining whether or not a substantial change in circumstances has occurred, shall consider all financial resources of both parties, including the extent to which the reasonable expenses of either party are, or should be, shared by a spouse or other person with whom he or she cohabits”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Reinhart v. Reinhart

3. “[t]he party seeking modification has a heavy burden of proving he is unable to support his children in the manner contemplated at the time the separation agreement was incorporated into the dissolution decree.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Reinhart v. Reinhart