Preston v. Preston’s Empirical Analysis
1989
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
March 1996
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Nunn v. Nunn · State v. Elias · State ex rel. Thomas v. Kelly · Marriage of Preston v. Preston
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.
“Section 452.315, RSMo (1986) grants a trial court authority to order temporary maintenance in a “proceeding for dissolution of marriage.” A proceeding for dissolution of marriage is a single proceeding or action which does not end until all matters are finally adjudicated even though an appeal is not taken from the portion of the judgment which dissolves the marriage.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Wakili v. Wakili
How this case has been treated — in progress
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