Branson v. Branson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

19 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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “In view of Pamela’s demonstrated need for rehabilitative spousal support and the possibility that David may be able to afford such' support in the future, we believe that the trial court should have expressly retained jurisdiction to later award such support if circumstances changed. We are left with a definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been made in not awarding spousal support to Pamela without retaining jurisdiction to later award spousal support if Pamela’s needs remain and David is later able to afford to pay rehabilitative support.”

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

2. ““A trial court’s determinations on child custody, ... are treated as findings of fact, which will not be set aside on appeal unless they are clearly erroneous. [Citation omitted]. Findings of fact are presumptively correct. [Citation omitted]. The complaining party bears the burden of demonstrating that findings are erroneous, and a finding is clearly erroneous only when the reviewing court on the entire evidence is left with a definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been made.””

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