Matter of Marriage of Roth

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “In the hopes of discouraging dubious interpretation of questionable decretal language, we hold further that the decree must specifically mention remarriage in order to overcome the presumption”
• “‘[E]xpress provision’ means use of the word ‘remarriage’. Here, neither the dissolution agreement nor any other agreement provides that maintenance is to continue past remarriage; remarriage therefore terminated the obligation.”
• “Dicta is language not necessary to the decision in a particular case.”
• dictum is language not necessary to the decision

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).