Manning v. Manning’s Empirical Analysis
1981
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
November 1988
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Gravel v. Gravel · 334 So. 2d 745 - Shepard v. Shepard · 385 So. 2d 402 - Douglas v. Douglas · 379 So. 2d 808 - Frederick v. Frederick · 300 So. 2d 499 - Bernard v. Bernard
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“In making an award for alimony pendente lite, the court must take into consideration the needs of the claimant spouse and the means of the other spouse. The actual needs for the maintenance and support of the wife must first be determined, and if the amount needed is proportionate to the husband's means, that amount should be awarded. If her needs exceed the husband's ability to pay, then alimony pendente lite should be fixed at a sum which will be just and fair to all parties involved. Frederick v. Frederick, 379 So.2d 808 (La.App. 4th Cir.1980); Shepard v. Shepard, 334 So.2d 745 (La. App. 3rd Cir.1976). The fixing of the amount of alimony pendente lite which the husband should be required to pay his wife is largely within the sound discretion of the trial judge and his conclusions as to the amount of the award will not be disturbed on appeal unless there has been a clear abuse of discretion. Douglas v. Douglas, 385 So.2d 402 (La.App. 1st Cir. 1980); Gravel v. Gravel, 331 So.2d 580 (La.App. 3rd Cir.1976); Bernard v. Bernard, 300 So.2d 499 (La.App. 3rd Cir. 1974); Vidrine v. Vidrine, 402 So.2d 793 (La.App. 3rd Cir.1981), our Docket Number 8350, rendered July 30,1981 and Manning v. Manning, 406 So.2d 285 (La.App. 3rd Cir.1981).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“"Art. 148. If the spouse has not a sufficient income for maintenance pending suit for separation from bed and board or for divorce, the judge may allow the claimant spouse, whether plaintiff or defendant, a sum for that spouse's support, proportioned to the needs of the claimant spouse and the means of the other spouse."”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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