Huck v. Huck’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[t]he mutual trust between the parties raises an expectation that each party will act in the other’s best interest. The closeness of this relationship, however, also renders it particularly susceptible to abuse. Parties to premarital agreements ... are held to the highest degree of good faith, honesty, and candor in connection with the negotiation and execution of such agreements .... [Pjremarital agreements “concerning the disposition of property owned by the parties at the time of them marriage are valid so long as there is no fraud, coercion, or material nondisclosure.””

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Matter of Estate of Beesley · Reese v. Reese

2. “provisions eliminating the payment of child support or alimony in prenuptial agreements are not binding on the court.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Matter of Estate of Beesley