Zimmer v. Lavista’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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

1. ““However, we reject plaintiff’s contention that the amount of the award for child support should be mathematically proportioned to her salary’s percentage of the total income of the parties. This contention ignores many factors which are not susceptible to computation with mathematical exactitude, including an amount every individual needs for basic living expenses before reaching a point where there is some disposable income.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Voelker v. Voelker