Murphy v. Newlynn’s Empirical Analysis

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6 state decisions

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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[AJgreements to waive child support are not valid until a court has reviewed and approved the waiver’s substantive adequacy under Rule 90.3, and even a court-approved waiver will be given only prospective effect.... Under this court's precedent, [the former spouse's] alleged waiver thus cannot relieve [the obligor] from his obligation to make his past due child support payments.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Paxton v. Gavlak · Rosen v. Rosen

2. “Preclusion. The court may find that a parent and a parent's assignee are precluded from collecting arrearages for support of children that accumulated during a time period exceeding nine months for which the parent agreed or acquiesced to the obligor exercising primary custody of the children. A finding that preclusion is a, defense must be based on clear and con-vinceing evidence.[ 6 ]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Webb v. State, Department of Revenue, Child Support Enforcement Division Ex Rel. Webb

3. “would not benefit [the child] and would provide [the obligee parent] with an undeserved windfall.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Webb v. State, Department of Revenue, Child Support Enforcement Division Ex Rel. Webb