Pearson v. Pearson’s Empirical Analysis
2001
Citation profile
12
cited by 12 later decisions
2
states following
December 2018
most recently cited
12 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Fontaine v. Ebtec Corp. · Voishan v. Palma · Baker v. Alderman · Williams v. Massa · Redding v. Redding
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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“may constructively distribute the noncustodial parent's estate, provide a windfall to the child and custodial spouse, and infringe upon the noncustodial parent's right to direct the lifestyle of his or her children.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“it does not account for the noncustodial parent whose income far exceeds any reasonable needs the child might have,”
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.