Tex. & Pac. R'y Co. v. Goodson

How courts have described this case

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

• acknowledging significance of cohabitation relationships and the fairness of support agreements that take such relationships into consideration
• “if the cohabitant does not pay a fair share of the household expenses, then it follows that part of the support payment supports the cohabitant rather than the ex-spouse”
• “if the cohabitant does not pay a fair share of the household expenses, then it follows that part of the support payment supports the cohabitant rather than the ex-spouse”
• community’s view of couple’s relationship held probative in determining cohabitation
• “The prevailing view is now that ‘separation agreements ... are generally favored by the courts as a peaceful means of terminating marital strife and discord so long as they are not contrary to public policy.’ ”
• whether the cohabitants held themselves out as a married couple

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).