Cunningham v. Cunningham’s Empirical Analysis
1986
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
February 2010
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Tucker v. Tucker · Jenkins v. Jenkins · 401 So. 2d 92 - Scott v. Scott · 412 So. 2d 282 - McDaniel v. Winter · 426 So. 2d 847 - Marsh v. Marsh
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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“"While it is true that a parent has no legal obligation to support or educate a child who has attained the age of majority, the parent can so obligate himself by agreement. Holmes v. Holmes , 410 So.2d 115 (Ala.Civ.App. 1982). Such an agreement which has been incorporated into a divorce decree can be enforced and modified. Scott v. Scott , 401 So.2d 92 (Ala.Civ.App. 1981)."”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“"It is well settled that the trial court is given the discretion to award or deny a credit. This determination will be upheld unless it is so unjust as to be an abuse of discretion. Marsh v. Marsh , 426 So.2d 847 (Ala.Civ.App. 1983). In view of the fact that the father was not paying the educational expenses, as agreed, we *Page 496 find no abuse of discretion. " (Emphasis added.)”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Simpkins v. Simpkins“[t]he father's agreement to pay educational expenses was not conditioned upon his personal approval of the child's choice of a college or university.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Simpkins v. Simpkins
How this case has been treated — in progress
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