571 So. 2d 499 - Thomas v. Thomas’s Empirical Analysis
1990
Citation profile
12 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 382 So. 2d 1197 - Canakaris v. Canakaris · 377 So. 2d 1150 - Applegate v. Barnett Bank of Tallahassee · 494 So. 2d 1143 - Lambrix v. State · 511 So. 2d 295 - Florida Bar v. Johnson · 536 So. 2d 240 - In re Florida Bar
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.
“In the unique circumstances of this case, it is unrealistic to view the wife's request for alimony in the context of a three-year marriage. The parties to this proceeding spent thirty-three years together, interrupted by a four to six month hiatus. . . . Therefore, we conclude the trial court abused its discretion in making an alimony determination without considering the prior thirty-year marriage of the parties.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[i]t appears to be well settled that reconciliation of husband and wife and resumption of marital relations for any period of time will render a previous contract and settlement of property rights void.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“The trial court denied the wife's claim for permanent alimony, expressly finding that this had been a three-year marriage.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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