Butts v. Butts’s Empirical Analysis
1978
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
February 1982
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 348 So. 2d 592 - Patterson v. Patterson · 346 So. 2d 591 - Johnson v. Johnson · 343 So. 2d 967 - Valparaiso Bank & Trust Co. v. Sims · 356 So. 2d 858 - Canakaris v. Canakaris
Most-quoted passages
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“"Although there are conflicting estimates of the parties' respective net worths, the record reveals that both parties have substantial assets. This court has held consistently that when a party has been shown to have the ability to pay for the services of his or her attorney, it is improper to require the other party to pay for those services, even though he or she may have the ability."”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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