281 So. 2d 471 - Thomas v. Thomas’s Empirical Analysis
1973
Citation profile
9
cited by 9 later decisions
1
states following
February 1983
most recently cited
9 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Smith v. Smith · Reichert v. Lloveras · Cabral v. Cabral · St. Tammany Parish School Board v. Baham
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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“* * * proportioned to her needs and to the means of her husband.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage“needs is proportionate to the husband's means of payment, that amount should be awarded. If, however, the wife's needs exceed the husband's ability to pay, the courts must fix a monthly sum which will as nearly as possible be just and fair to each.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Lewis v. Lewis
How this case has been treated — in progress
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