Simmons v. Simmons’s Empirical Analysis
1966
Citation profile
7
cited by 7 later decisions
1
states following
November 1977
most recently cited
7 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Cherney v. Cherney · Jordan v. Jordan · Slade v. Slade
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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““[Tjhat .there has been a sufficient change of circumstances to warrant an adjustment in the amount awarded as support, which change in circumstances may be either an increase in the ability of the father to contribute more support for the maintenance of the children, or. an additional need of the children.””
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Sirkin v. Sirkin
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.