Fowler v. Fowler’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. “‘“This court has defined rehabilitative alimony as “a sub-class of periodic alimony” that allows a spouse “time to reestablish a self-supporting status.” ’ Fowler v. Fowler, 773 So.2d 491, 495 (Ala.Civ.App.2000) (quoting Jeffcoat v. Jeffcoat, 628 So.2d 741, 743 (Ala.Civ.App.1993), overruled on other grounds, Crenshaw v. Crenshaw, 816 So.2d 1046 (Ala.Civ.App.2001)).””

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Marshall v. Marshall · 987 So. 2d 606 - Giardina v. Giardina

2. “`[a] standardized "Child Support Guidelines" form and a "Child Support Obligation Income Statement/Affidavit" form shall be filed in each action to establish or modify child support obligations and [those forms] shall be of record and shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in the court's child support order.'"”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bradford v. James · 4 So. 3d 513 - Dcs v. Lb

3. “"We have previously held that when the court awards rehabilitative alimony based on the earning ability of the parties, their probable future prospects, and the length of the marriage, it is reversible error for the court not to reserve the right to award periodic alimony in the future. See Robinson v. Robinson, 623 So.2d 300 (Ala.Civ.App.1993); Sammons v. Sammons, 598 So.2d 941 (Ala. Civ.App.1992)."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Stanford v. Stanford · 987 So. 2d 606 - Giardina v. Giardina