Halberg v. Halberg’s Empirical Analysis

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18 state decisions

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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. “Child support determinations involve questions of Jaw which are subject to the de novo standard of review, findings of fact which are subject to the clearly erroneous standard of review, and may, in some limited areas, be matters of discretion subject to the abuse of discretion standard of review. The district court errs as a matter of law if it fails to comply with the child support guidelines in determining an obligor’s child support obligation.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Thompson v. Johnson · Raap v. Lenton

2. “Child support determinations are governed by N.D.A.C. Chapter 75-02-04.1. A correct finding of an obligor’s net income is essential to determining the proper amount of child support. To determine the proper amount of support owed, the court must first determine the obligor’s net income from all sources and the number of children to be supported. After the obligor’s net income is established, that amount is applied to the Guidelines to determine the proper amount of child support. The amount prescribed by the Guidelines enjoys .a rebuttable presumption of correctness.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Raap v. Lenton

3. “All other types of income, including in-kind income, must be added to the net income from self-employment to calculate the obligor's gross income.”

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