Moon v. Moon’s Empirical Analysis
2003
Citation profile
37
cited by 37 later decisions
4
states following
March 2019
most recently cited
37 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Vogtle v. Coleman · 186 Ga. App. 430 - Ferguson v. City of Doraville · Pruitt v. Butterfield · Cary v. Guiragossian · Johnson v. Johnson
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 37 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The purpose of an award of attorney fees pursuant to § 19-6-2 is “to ensure effective representation of both spouses so that all issues can be fully and fairly resolved.” [Cit.] The damages authorized by § 9-15-14 “are intended not merely to punish or deter litigation abuses but also to recompense litigants who are forced to expend their resources in contending with [abusive litigation].” [Cit.]”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Williams v. Cooper“to ensure effective representation of both spouses so that all issues can be fully and fairly resolved.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“is not predicated upon a finding of misconduct of a party.”
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.