Beeson v. Beeson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “on the issue of child support, including (1) the financial resources of the custodial parent; (2) the standard of living the child would have enjoyed had the parents been married and remained married to each other; (3) the physical and mental condition of the child and his educational needs; and (4) the financial resources and needs of the custodial parent. Evidence relative to each of these factors was presented at the support hearing. With regard to Woods' resources, the trial court noted only that her income was”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Matter of Paternity of Humphrey · Humphrey v. Woods

2. “(e) A court may make the following findings concerning maintenance: [[Image here]] (3) After considering: (A) the educational level of each spouse at the time of marriage and at the time the action is commenced; (B) whether an interruption in the education, training, or employment of a spouse who is seeking maintenance occurred during the marriage as a result of homemaking or child care responsibilities, or both; (C) the earning capacity of each spouse, including educational background, training, employment skills, work experience, and length of presence in or absence from the job market; and (D) the time and expense necessary to acquire sufficient education or training to enable the spouse who is seeking maintenance to find appropriate employment; a court may find that rehabilitative maintenance for the spouse seeking maintenance is necessary in an amount and for a period of time that the court considers appropriate, but not to exceed three (8) years from the date of the final decree.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Marriage of Lulay v. Lulay