195 N.C. App. 244 - Smith v. Barbour’s Empirical Analysis
2009
Citation profile
27
cited by 27 later decisions
1
states following
March 2019
most recently cited
27 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Koufman v. Koufman · Clark v. Clark · 139 N.C. App. 222 - Brewer v. Brewer · Taylor v. Taylor · McIntyre v. McIntyre
Most-quoted passages
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“if either (1) it is entered without prejudice to either party; (2) it states a clear and specific reconvening time in the order and the time interval between the two hearings was reasonably brief; or (3) the order does not determine all the issues.”
5 later decisions quote this exact passage“[i]f these requirements have been satisfied, the amount of the award is within the discretion of the trial judge and will not be reversed in the absence of an abuse of discretion.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“'the nature and scope of the legal services rendered, the skill and time required, the attorney's hourly rate, and its reasonableness in comparison with that of other lawyers.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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