McDaniel v. McDaniel’s Empirical Analysis
2004
Citation profile
12 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 352 So. 2d 1013 - Halcomb v. Halcomb · 832 So. 2d 977 - State v. Wade · 700 So. 2d 533 - Havener v. Havener · 847 So. 2d 175 - Stephenson v. Stephenson · 839 So. 2d 1222 - Mizell v. Mizell
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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“If a party is voluntarily unemployed or underemployed, child support shall be calculated based on a determination of income earning potential, unless the party is physically or mentally incapacitated, or is caring for a child of the parties under the age of five years. In determining the party’s income earning potential, the court may consider the most recently published Louisiana Occupational Employment Wage Survey.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“Under La.R.S. 9:315, income includes potential income of a voluntarily unemployed or underemployed party. Thus, if a party is voluntarily unemployed or underemployed, child support must be based on a determination of his or her income earning potential. La.R.S. 9:315.11. Whether a party is voluntarily under/unemployed hwith respect to calculating child support is a question of good faith of the party to be cast with paying the child support obligation. Stephenson v. Stephenson, 37,323 (La. App. 2 Cir. 5/14/03), 847 So.2d 175 .”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Wiltz
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.