Woods v. Woods’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The motives and intentions of the parties to restore and renew the marital relationship is a question of fact determined by the trial judge from the totality of the circumstances.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Rivette v. Rivette · 715 So. 2d 1244 - Lemoine v. Lemoine

2. “The issue of reconciliation logically should be addressed only after determining whether the parties have, in fact, lived separate and apart continuously since the filing of the petition at least 180 days earlier.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. 715 So. 2d 1244 - Lemoine v. Lemoine

3. “The necessary intent must be possessed by both parties, not just one.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Rivette v. Rivette