8 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 112 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Schoenwetter v. Schoenwetter.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schoenwetter v. Schoenwetter Anchor | green | “the moving party in a petition for modification of support is required to prove both a material change in circumstances and that this change warrants a modification of support.” | 32 |
| 2 | Furr v. Furr | green | “we will not disturb the trial court's decision where it is based on an ore tenus hearing, unless it is 'plainly wrong or without evidence in the record to support it.” | 21 |
| 3 | Hollowell v. Hollowell | green | “must bear upon the financial needs of the dependent spouse or the ability of the supporting spouse to pay.” | 18 |
| 4 | Schoenwetter v. Schoenwetter | green | “both a material change in circumstances and that this change warrants a modification of support.” | 11 |
| 5 | Street v. Street | green | “the material change 'must bear upon the financial needs of the dependent spouse or the ability of the supporting spouse to pay.” | 10 |
| 6 | Dukelow v. Dukelow | green | “the determination whether a spouse is entitled to a reduction or increase in spousal support, and if so how much, is a matter within the discretion of the trial court and will not be disturbed on appeal unless it is clear that some injustice has been done.” | 9 |
| 7 | Hollowell v. Hollowell | green | “the 'circumstances' which make 'proper' an increase, reduction or cessation of spousal support under code 20-109 are financial and economic ones.” | 8 |
| 8 | Furr v. Furr | green | “plainly wrong or without evidence in the record to support it” | 3 |
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