Works v. Works’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “'[a]limony is ordinarily determined by a party's actual income, from all sources, at the time of the order.'”

   6 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 241 N.C. App. 487 - Nicks v. Nicks · 249 N.C. App. 1 - Burger v. Burger

2. “Decisions regarding the amount of alimony are left to the sound discretion of the trial judge and will not be disturbed on appeal unless there has been a manifest abuse of that discretion. When the trial court sits without a jury, the standard of review on appeal is whether there was competent evidence to support the trial court's findings of fact and whether its conclusions of law were proper in light of such facts. An abuse of discretion has occurred if the decision is manifestly unsupported by reason or one so arbitrary that it could not have been the result of a reasoned decision.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 261 N.C. App. 600 - Hill v. Hill

3. “[i]n determining the amount, duration, and manner of payment of alimony, the court shall consider all relevant factors, including: ... [t]he federal, State, and local tax ramifications of the alimony award[.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 241 N.C. App. 487 - Nicks v. Nicks