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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 14 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 Randall Thomas Bailey v. Sara Elizabeth Bailey.

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1 Randall Thomas Bailey v. Sara Elizabeth Bailey Anchor
wyo · 2024
green “a court abuses its discretion if it acts in a manner that exceeds the bounds of reason under the circumstances, violates some legal principle, or ignores a material factor deserving significant weight.” 6
2 Ianelli v. Camino
wyo · 2019
green “in the light most favorable to the district court's decision, 'affording every favorable inference to the prevailing party and omitting from our consideration the conflicting evidence.” 5
3 James L. Hyatt v. Tara M. Hyatt
wyo · 2023
green “child support calculations are governed exclusively by statute.” 3

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