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← 402 SO2D 718 - Wasson v. Wasson

Wasson v. Wasson’s Empirical Analysis

1981

Citation profile

8
cited by 8 later decisions
1
states following
July 1985
most recently cited

8 state decisions

Relationships

Relies on Thornton v. Floyd · 298 So. 2d 333 - Manuel v. Broderson · 348 So. 2d 107 - Adoption of Rapp · Dugas v. Dugas · Sims v. Sims

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

  1. “[wjhen the court awards less alimony after divorce than was awarded pendente lite, it is not just “adjusting” a prior alimony award but is, instead, making a new award based on completely different considerations. Under Civil Code article 160, permanent alimony is in the nature of a pension. Alimony pendente lite, however, in article 148, is based on the husband’s obligation to support his wife during marriage. Vanier v. Vanier, 344 So.2d 1077 (La.App. 3rd Cir.1977).”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage
  2. “The husband's obligation to support the children is the same before divorce as it is after divorce.”
    1 later decision 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.