Guy v. Guy’s Empirical Analysis

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7 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “for the purpose of calculating Mr. Kelly's child support obligation under the guidelines. However, that is not to say that the personal injury settlement received by Mr. Kelly should not be considered at all or that the trial court erred in considering those monies, if they were so considered. We find that the proper way to account for these funds as articulated by the court in Guy , which stated: We agree that capital assets should be considered by the trial judge in determining the appropriate child support due, but not in the calculating of”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 775 So. 2d 1237 - Kelly v. Kelly

2. “The income from any source, including but not limited to salaries, wages, commissions, bonuses, dividends, severance pay, pensions, interest, trust income, annuities, capital gains, social security benefits, worker's compensation benefits, unemployment insurance benefits, disability insurance benefits, and spousal support received from a preexisting spousal support obligation.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 736 So. 2d 878 - McClelland Ex Rel. Winters v. Broussard

3. “, and life insurance proceeds are not income. Thereafter, capital may be considered by the trial court to determine if deviation from the guidelines is appropriate. Guy, 600 So.2d at 774 . Therefore, in finding that the amount paid to Mr. Kelly to settle his personal injury case was not”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 775 So. 2d 1237 - Kelly v. Kelly