Brown v. Brown’s Empirical Analysis

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12 state decisions

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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. ““If the support provision of an agreement is for alimony, it will not be enforced as a matter of course in equity, Zouck v. Zouck, 204 Md. 285, 296 , 104 A. 2d 573, 577-78 (1954), except when it is incorporated in a decree as alimony. If incorporated in the decree, it is subject to modification by the court, and may be enforced by contempt proceedings, Heinmuller v. Heinmuller, 257 Md. 672, 677 , 264 A. 2d 847, 850 (1970). “If the support provision is not alimony, it may be made the subject of an action for specific performance to the same extent as any other contract, Zouck v. Zouck, supra, 204 Md. at 296 . It may form the basis for an allowance of support incorporated in a decree, Knabe v. Knabe, 176 Md. 606, 613 , 6 A. 2d 366, 369 (1939). It may be enforced through contempt proceedings, but it may not be modified, LaChance v. LaChance, supra, 28 Md. App. at 576, unless the agreement is subject to Code Art. 16, § 28, which is applicable to agreements entered into subsequent to 1 January 1976.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 37 Md. App. 202 - Simmons v. Simmons

2. “If the support provision is not alimony, ... it may not be modified, ... unless the agreement ... [was] entered into subsequent to 1 January 1976”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Horsey v. Horsey