Field v. Field’s Empirical Analysis
1974
Citation profile
14
cited by 14 later decisions
3
states following
September 1984
most recently cited
14 state decisions
Most-quoted passages
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“"* * * This modification, apparently made by the trial court sua sponte, is a misinterpretation of the applicable law. Chapter 73-21, Laws of Florida, provides that the change in the minimum age of majority is to operate prospectively and not retrospectively and is not to affect pre-existing rights. The change in the instant case is not justified by the record and must be reversed."”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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