Bell v. Bell’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

45 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 45 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Orders of support are not final and may be increased or decreased where the financial conditions of the parties change. Commonwealth ex rel. Kaplan v. Kaplan, 219 Pa.Super. 163 , 280 A.2d 456 (1971); Commonwealth ex rel. Meth v. Meth, 188 Pa.Super. 553 , 149 A.2d 488 (1959). However, the order may be modified only by a good faith showing that circumstances existing when the original order was made have materially and substantially changed. Commonwealth ex rel. Naselsky v. Naselsky, 199 Pa.Super. 270 , 184 A.2d 288 (1962); Commonwealth ex rel. Crandall v. Crandall, 145 Pa. Super. 359 , 21 A.2d 236 (1941). In considering whether the support order should be reduced, the court must take into consideration all relevant facts, Commonwealth ex rel. Fryling v. Fryling, 220 Pa.Super. 68 , 283 A.2d 726 (1971), and it is the burden of the party seeking to modify the order to show by competent evidence such a change in conditions as will justify a modification. Commonwealth ex rel. Brennan v. Brennan, 202 Pa.Super. 255 , 195 A.2d 150 (1963); Commonwealth ex rel. Bassion v. Bassion, 199 Pa.Super. 541 , 185 A.2d 822 (1962).””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 276 Pa. Super. 169 - Commonwealth Ex Rel. Magaziner v. Magaziner

2. ““Although the reduction of a support order is largely within the discretion of the lower court, it must be based upon facts appearing in the record which shows such a permanent change in the appellee’s circumstances as to require a modification of the existing order.” Bell v. Bell, 228 Pa.Super. 283 , 323 A.2d 269 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 243 Pa. Super. 162 - Commonwealth Ex Rel. Hall v. Hall