Ames v. Ames’s Empirical Analysis

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15 state decisions

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

1. “Although Lavon objected to the admission of Devoe's statement generally, he never objected on the ground that it was not a statement made for the purpose of medical diagnosis or treatment. [¶ 16] Even if Lavon had properly preserved his objection for appellate review, statements made pursuant to M.R. Evid. 803(4) for the purpose of medical treatment or diagnosis are admissible as exceptions to the hearsay rule when they are reasonably pertinent to diagnosis or treatment. We have said that the fact that an examination proves helpful to a party's case”

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

2. “analysis and determined that Crystal had established that she had encouraged contact between Lavon and his son, facilitated visitation when the child wanted contact, and acted reasonably by not forcing the child to visit his father involuntarily. Based on these findings, the court concluded that Lavon had not established that Crystal's failure to comply with the visitation schedule was contemptuous. [¶ 11] With respect to the modification of child support, the District Court found that Crystal had an imputed income of $11,960 and that Lavon was not”

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

3. “Therefore, we construe Crystal's response as properly notifying Lavon of the potential adverse effect of a change in support. This construction is consistent with the principle that once an issue is generated by a pending motion, it is within the court's authority to”

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