West Virginia Supreme Court· 12/20/1991
Holstein v. Holstein
Citations
- 412 S.E.2d 786
- 186 W. Va. 385
How courts have described this case
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- upholding a nominal alimony award made to retain jurisdiction when the wife's health and ability to obtain health insurance was uncertain
- $1 per year award of alimony to someone who is not now needy, but about whose future need there is some uncertainty, is approved for the purpose of preserving jurisdiction
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Judges: Miller, Neely
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Cites
33 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Barnett v. WolfolkWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1965-02-23· cited 204×
- Nichols v. NicholsWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1977-07-05· cited 164×
- Whiting v. WhitingWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1990-07-18· cited 114×
- In Re the Marriage of HorstmannSupreme Court of Iowa· 1978-03-22· cited 88×
- Becker v. BeckerNorth Dakota Supreme Court· 1978-04-04· cited 67×
- N.C. v. W.R.C.West Virginia Supreme Court· 1984-03-02· cited 57×
- Wilkinson v. SearlsWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1971-11-23· cited 56×
- Wood v. WoodWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1991-03-28· cited 40×
- Ridolfi v. RidolfiSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1979-07-17· cited 37×
- Charlton v. CharltonWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1992-01-06· cited 32×
- Hardy v. HardyWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1991-12-19· cited 26×
- In Re Marriage of BosemanCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1973-03-27· cited 23×
- Rose v. RoseWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1986-02-07· cited 21×
- McJunkin Corp. v. West Virginia Human Rights CommissionWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1988-04-22· cited 21×
- Koontz v. KoontzWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1990-07-20· cited 20×
- Lee v. LeeCourt of Appeals of Utah· 1987-11-10· cited 19×
- Richardson v. RichardsonMissouri Court of Appeals· 1975-04-01· cited 18×
- Environmental Products Co. v. DuncanWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1981-12-02· cited 17×
- Farley v. FarleyWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1965-03-23· cited 14×
- Chambers v. Sovereign Coal Corp.West Virginia Supreme Court· 1982-07-02· cited 13×
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