Walker v. Walker’s Empirical Analysis

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1 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 1 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"A parent has a legal duty to provide or aid in providing a college education for his/her child if the child demonstrates the ability and willingness to attain a higher education and the parent has sufficient estate, earning capacity, or income to provide financial assistance without undue hardship to himself."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 984 So. 2d 418 - Bb v. Fp

2. “Because the trial court received evidence ore tenus, we must presume its judgment is `correct unless it is so unsupported by the evidence that it is plainly and palpably wrong.' Thrasher v. Wilburn, 574 So.2d 839, 841 (Ala.Civ.App.1990) (citing Coby v. Coby, 489 So.2d 597 (Ala.Civ.App.1986)).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 984 So. 2d 418 - Bb v. Fp