Roy v. Roy’s Empirical Analysis
1988
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
1
states following
October 2009
most recently cited
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 382 So. 2d 1197 - Canakaris v. Canakaris · 334 So. 2d 13 - Shaw v. Shaw · Natkie v. State · 440 So. 2d 16 - Brown v. Brown · Hyatt v. Hyatt
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.
“[T]he rule, generally, is that where there is a likelihood of a change in the future that would warrant an award of alimony, the court should retain jurisdiction.”
3 later decisions 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.