| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander v. Alexander | 13 App. D.C. 334 | 1898 | 1 | District of Columbia | |
| Trowbridge v. Spinning | 23 Wash. 48 | 1900 | 1 | Washington | |
| Tuttle v. Tuttle | 21 N.D. 503 | 1911 | 1 | North Dakota | |
| Ex parte Grooms | 102 Ark. 322 | 1912 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Warne v. Warne | 36 S.D. 573 | 1916 | 1 | South Dakota | |
| Morgan v. Morgan | 203 Ala. 516 | 1919 | 1 | Alabama | |
| In re Phillips | 43 Nev. 368 | 1920 | 1 | Nevada | |
| Barish v. Barish | 190 Iowa 493 | 1920 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Phy v. Phy | 116 Or. 31 | 1925 | 1 | Oregon | |
| Brinn v. Brinn | 147 Va. 277 | 1927 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Ritzer v. Ritzer | 243 Mich. 406 | 1928 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Marshall v. Marshall | 162 Md. 116 | 1932 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Rochelle v. Rochelle | 235 Ala. 526 | 1938 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Fitch v. Fitch | 229 Iowa 349 | 1940 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Smith v. Smith | 251 Ala. 694 | 1949 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Adair v. Adair | 258 Ala. 293 | 1952 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Thompson v. Thompson | 377 So. 2d 141 | 1979 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Bondurant v. Bank of Alabama | 7 Ala. 830 | 1845 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Glover v. Chandler | 11 Ala. 161 | 1847 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Martin v. Barney | 20 Ala. 369 | 1852 | 1 | Alabama |