| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickman v. Hickman | 188 Iowa 697 | 1920 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Cooper v. Cooper | 210 Ala. 13 | 1923 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Ex parte Jackson | 212 Ala. 496 | 1925 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Simonton v. Simonton | 40 Idaho 751 | 1925 | 1 | Idaho | |
| McAlister v. McAlister | 214 Ala. 345 | 1926 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Bennett v. Tomlinson | 206 Iowa 1075 | 1928 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Atkinson v. Atkinson | 233 Ala. 125 | 1936 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Rosa v. Rosa | 296 Mass. 271 | 1936 | 1 | Massachusetts | |
| State v. Black | 239 Ala. 644 | 1940 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Durlacher v. Durlacher | 35 F. Supp. 1005 | 1940 | 1 | United States | |
| Ex parte Hale | 246 Ala. 40 | 1944 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Jones v. Jones | 249 Ala. 386 | 1947 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Jennings v. Jennings | 251 Ala. 73 | 1948 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Summers v. Summers | 69 Nev. 83 | 1952 | 1 | Nevada | |
| Thornton v. Thornton | 272 Ala. 4 | 1961 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Lorillard v. Lorillard | 272 Ala. 380 | 1961 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Maddox v. Maddox | 276 Ala. 197 | 1964 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Diaz v. Chapman | 373 So. 2d 339 | 1979 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Marshall v. Marshall | 4 Thomp. & Cook 449 | 1874 | 1 | New York | |
| Thorp v. Thorp | 47 N.Y. Super. Ct. 80 | 1881 | 1 | New York |