Arnold v. Arnold’s Empirical Analysis

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9 state decisions

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

1. “"The Comment to Rule 32 states that `[w]here the combined adjusted gross income exceeds the uppermost limit of the schedule, the amount of child support should not be extrapolated from the figures given in the schedule, but should be left to the discretion of the court.' When the parties' combined income exceeds the uppermost limit of the child-support schedule, the determination of a child-support obligation is within the trial court's discretion. Floyd v. Abercrombie, 816 So.2d 1051, 1057 (Ala.Civ. App.2001); Dyas v. Dyas, 683 So.2d 971 (Ala.Civ.App.1995). `[A] trial court's discretion is not unbridled and ... the amount of child support awarded must relate to the reasonable and necessary needs of the children as well as to the ability of the obligor to pay for those needs.' Dyas v. Dyas, 683 So.2d at 973 ."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 999 So. 2d 544 - Ttt v. Rh · 991 So. 2d 735 - McGowin v. McGOWIN IV

2. “limits the consideration of . . . retirement benefits as an asset possibly subject to division to situations in which the parties were married for at least a period of 10 years”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Alexander v. Alexander