Jones v. Jones’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

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

1. “[T]he essential inquiry remains the actual needs and standard of living of the children.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Billion v. Billion · Ochs v. Nelson

2. “[Mother] testified concerning the expenses in raising her children. Specifically, she testified that she must supplement her income by using vacation time because of the need for money to raise her family. She further testified that it is expensive to attend the children's out-of-town sporting events. [Mother] met her burden of proof as to the needs of the children and their standard of living.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ochs v. Nelson