Eklund v. Eklund’s Empirical Analysis
1995
Citation profile
14 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 651 (§ 451 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Chadha · 167 W. Va. 155 - State Ex Rel. Barker v. Manchin · State Ex Rel. Stephan v. Kansas House of Representatives · Gange v. Clerk of Burleigh County District Court · Schumacher v. Schumacher
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.
“The department of human services shall establish child support guidelines to assist courts in determining the amount that a parent should be expected to contribute toward the support of the child under this section. The guidelines must: a. Include consideration of gross income. b. Authorize an expense deduction for determining net income. c. Designate other available resources to be considered. d. Specify the circumstances which should be considered in reducing support contributions on the basis of hardship.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Nelson v. Nelson“whether or not the motion or petition for amendment arises out of a periodic review of a child support order,”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Shaver v. Kopp“except a request by an obligor or obligee.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Shaver v. Kopp
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.