Leathers v. Ratliff’s Empirical Analysis
1996
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
3
states following
September 2007
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Wilhoit v. Wilhoit · Wilcox v. Wilcox · Parrish v. Newbury · Young v. Young · Collins v. Collins
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Unless otherwise agreed in writing or expressly provided in the decree, provisions for support of a child shall be terminated by emancipation of the child unless the child is a high school student when he reaches the age of eighteen (18). In cases where the child becomes emancipated because of age, but not due to marriage, while still a high school student, the court ordered support shall continue while the child is a high school student, but not beyond completion of the school year during which the child reaches the age of nineteen (19)....”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Bustin v. Bustin
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.