Smith v. Mangum

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that the “focal point” of the court’s inquiry must be upon the recipient’s need for continued support
• recognizing that unlike remarriage, cohabitation does not result in the accrual of property rights or legal support obligations
• stating majority rule that “courts modify the amount of spousal maintenance received by the cohabiting ex-spouse only if the spouse’s support needs have changed”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).