Ottmann v. Ottmann’s Empirical Analysis
1992
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
December 1996
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Doerflinger v. Doerflinger · Tucker v. Tucker · McDonough v. McDonough
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“`Justice does not require provision of support to a spouse who is or may be prepared to become self-supporting.'”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“(1) Lacks sufficient property, including marital property apportioned to him, to provide for his reasonable needs; and (2) Is unable to support himself through appropriate employment or is the custodian of a child whose condition or circumstances make it appropriate that the custodian not be required to seek outside employment."”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Kovacs v. Kovacs
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.