Smith v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
2004
Citation profile
7 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 382 So. 2d 1197 - Canakaris v. Canakaris · 827 So. 2d 1079 - Sumlar v. Sumlar · 720 So. 2d 609 - Bardin v. State, Dept. of Revenue · 754 So. 2d 903 - Stebbins v. Stebbins · 701 So. 2d 381 - Stein v. Stein
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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“the parent owing a duty of support has the actual ability to earn more than he or she is currently earning, and that he or she is deliberately refusing to work at that higher capacity to avoid support obligations.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.