Hillis v. Boggs’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““the trial court has discretion to award credits against an arrearage. McDaniel v. Winter, 412 So.2d 282 (Ala.Civ.App.1982). However, although the father may be credited for expenses that he assumes gratuitously, these expenses must clearly be categorized as essential to basic child support. Evans v. Evans, 500 So.2d 1095 (Ala.Civ.App.1986).””

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 827 So. 2d 111 - Campbell v. Campbell · 716 So. 2d 729 - State Ex Rel. Burt v. Morgan

2. ““[ejhild support ... [is a] matterf ] that rest[s] within the sound discretion of the trial court and that the trial court’s judgment in regard to child support will not be reversed absent a showing of abuse of that discretion. Brannon v. Brannon, 477 So.2d 445 (Ala.Civ.App.1985). Further, the award or denial of credits against an arrearage lies within the sound discretion of the trial court, and its decision regarding credits will not be reversed without a showing of plain and palpable abuse. Kinsey v. Kinsey, 425 So.2d 483 (Ala.Civ.App.1983).””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 101 So. 3d 769 - Caswell v. Caswell