Finley v. Scott’s Empirical Analysis
1998
Citation profile
38 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 38 later decisions — most recently May 2018 · most notably State v. Cotton (2000), 898 So. 2d 1 - Knowles v. Beverly Enterprises-Florida (2004)
38 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 667 (§ 467 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on 473 So. 2d 1248 - Lowry v. Parole and Probation Com'n · 616 So. 2d 436 - Miller v. Schou · 701 So. 2d 543 - Parole Com'n v. Cooper · 664 So. 2d 995 - Boyt v. Romanow · 687 So. 2d 338 - Finley v. Scott
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 38 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[A] trial court is to begin its determination of child support by accepting the statutorily mandated guideline as the correct amount. The court is then to evaluate from the record the statutory criteria of the needs of the child, including age, station in life, and standard of living, the financial status and ability of each parent, and any other relevant factors. If the trial court then concludes that the guideline amount would be unjust or inappropriate and also determines that the child support amount should vary plus or minus five percent from the guideline amount, the trial court must explain in writing or announce a specific finding on the record as to the statutory factors supporting the varied amount. Absent an abuse of discretion as to the amount of the variance, the trial court's determination will not be disturbed on appeal if the calculation begins with the guideline amount and the variation is based upon the statutory factors.”
7 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent“(l)(a) The child support guideline amount as determined by this section presumptively establishes the amount the trier of fact shall order as child support in an initial proceeding for such support or in a proceeding for modification of an existing order for such support, whether the proceeding arises under this or another chapter. The trier of fact may order payment of child support which varies, plus or minus 5 percent, from the guideline amount, after considering all relevant factors, including the needs of the child or children, age, station in life, standard of living, and the financial status and ability of each parent. The trier of fact ■ may order payment of child support in an amount which varies more than 5 percent from such guideline amount only upon■ a written finding explaining why ordering payment of such guideline amount would be unjust or inappropriate.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage“The trier of fact may order payment of child support which varies, plus or minus 5 percent, from the guideline amount, after considering all relevant factors, including the needs of the child or children, age, station in life, standard of living, and the financial status and ability of each parent. The trier of fact may order payment of child support in an amount which varies more than 5 percent from such guideline amount only upon a written finding explaining why ordering payment of such guideline amount would be unjust or inappropriate.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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