Belcher v. Belcher’s Empirical Analysis
1971
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
January 1975
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Posner v. Posner · 163 So. 2d 336 - Lindsay v. Lindsay
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“in lieu of any and all claims which may or could be made by her against First Party (husband) for alimony, suit money or other maintenance during the lifetime of First Party; and Second Party (wife) hereby waives, renounces and relinquishes”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“not based on any necessity claimed to have arisen from changes of financial circumstances of the parties.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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.