Ferguson v. Ferguson’s Empirical Analysis
2006
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
1
states following
October 2013
most recently cited
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 382 So. 2d 1197 - Canakaris v. Canakaris · 601 So. 2d 534 - Pimm v. Pimm · 903 So. 2d 1044 - Smith v. Smith · Smith v. Cuban American National Foundation · Nova v. State
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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“First, there must be a substantial change in circumstances. Second, the change was not contemplated at the time of final judgment of dissolution. Third, the change is sufficient, material, involuntary, and permanent in nature.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. King v. King
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.