316 Pa. Super. 282 - Ruth v. Ruth’s Empirical Analysis
1983
Citation profile
103 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 103 later decisions — most recently January 2014 · most notably 339 Pa. Super. 185 - Braderman v. Braderman (1985), 318 Pa. Super. 311 - Wolk v. Wolk (1983)
103 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on 310 Pa. Super. 23 - Remick v. Remick · 314 Pa. Super. 31 - Gee v. Gee · 253 Pa. Super. 538 - Jack v. Jack · 263 Pa. Super. 85 - Oswald v. Oswald
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 103 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(a) The court may allow alimony, as it deems reasonable, to either party, only if it finds that the party seeking alimony: (1) lacks sufficient property, including but not limited to any property distributed pursuant to Chapter 4, to provide for his or her reasonable needs; and (2) is unable to support himself or herself through appropriate employment. (b) In determining whether alimony is necessary, and in determining the nature, amount, duration, and manner of payment of alimony, the court shall consider all relevant factors including: (1) The relative earnings and earning capacities of the parties. (2) The ages, and the physical, mental and emotional conditions of the parties. (3) The sources of income of both parties including but not limited to medical retirement, insurance or other benefits. (4) The expectancies and inheritances of the parties. (5) The duration of the marriage. (6) The contribution by one party to the education, training or increased earning power of the other party. (7) The extent to which it would be inappropriate for a party, because said party will be custodian of a minor child, to seek employment outside the home. (8) The standard of living of the parties established during the marriage. (9) The relative education of the parties and the time necessary to acquire sufficient education or training to enable the party seeking alimony to find appropriate employment. (10) The relative assets and liabilities of the parties. (11) The property brought to th”
5 later decisions quote this exact passage“. At oral argument in this case, a suggestion was made by counsel for the parties that this Court adopt”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage“a complaint has been filed alleging that the marriage is irretrievably broken and 90 days have elapsed from the date of filing of the complaint and an affidavit has been filed by each of the parties evidencing that each of the parties consents to the divorce.”
2 later decisions 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.