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209 N.J. Super. 155 - Avery v. Avery’s Empirical Analysis

1986

Citation profile

15
cited by 15 later decisions
1
states following
February 2006
most recently cited

15 state decisions

Relationships

Relies on Lepis v. Lepis · Smith v. Smith · Petersen v. Petersen · Gayet v. Gayet · 145 N.J. Super. 120 - DeVita v. DeVita

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

  1. “`what, in light of all the facts presented to it, is equitable and fair, giving due weight to the strong public policy favoring stability of arrangements.'”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
  2. “the agreement obviously contemplated a significant increase in plaintiff's earnings in order to maintain the former life style of the family unit”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
  3. “plaintiff's increased earnings in light of her needs do not represent changed circumstances permitting termination of alimony,”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority

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.