Schilling v. Schilling’s Empirical Analysis
1984
Citation profile
33 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 33 later decisions — most recently November 2008 · most notably 547 So. 2d 766 - Nichols v. Tedder (1989), 537 So. 2d 435 - Cheatham v. Cheatham (1988)
33 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Brabham v. Brabham · Consolidated Am. Life Ins. Co. v. Toche · 278 So. 2d 446 - Jenkins v. Jenkins · 231 So. 2d 793 - Harrell v. Harrell · Clark v. Clark
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 33 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“the emancipation of one child does not automatically reduce the liability of the parent for the full amount”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“Carolyn Schilling had made a very substantial contribution to the financial position of [Mr. Schilling].”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“(1) The health of the husband and his earning capacity; (2) The health of the wife and her earning capacity; (3) The entire sources of income of both parties; (4) The reasonable needs of the wife; (5) The reasonable needs of the child; (6) The necessary living expenses of the husband; (7) The estimated amount of income taxes the respective parties must pay on their income; (8) The fact that the wife has the free use of the home, furnishings, and automobile; and (9) Such other facts and circumstances bearing on the subject that might be shown by the evidence.”
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.