Michelson v. Michelson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

64 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 74 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Some of the important factors to be considered in a determination of the amount of alimony to be awarded are the needs of the wife, her age, health and the means to support herself, the earning capacity and the future earnings of the husband, the duration of the marriage, and the amount of property owned by the parties.”

   6 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Seymour v. Seymour · Dunning v. Dunning

2. ““B. On final hearing, the court: « * * * “(2) may modify and change any order in respect to alimony allowed either spouse, whenever the circumstances render such change proper; «* * * “C. The court may modify and change any order in respect to the guardianship, care, custody, maintenance or education of the children, whenever circumstances render such change proper * * * ””

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

3. “(1) may allow either party such a reasonable portion of the spouse’s separate property, or such a reasonable sum of money to be paid by either spouse, either in a single sum, or in installments, as alimony, as under the circumstances of the case may seem just and proper * * *.”

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