| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogers v. Rogers | 46 Ind. App. 506 | 1909 | 1 | Indiana | |
| Anderson v. Blakesly | 155 Iowa 430 | 1912 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Griffin v. Griffin | 185 Ala. 198 | 1914 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Doose v. Doose | 198 Ill. App. 387 | 1916 | 1 | Illinois | |
| McCullough v. McCullough | 203 Mich. 288 | 1918 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Hines v. Hines | 203 Ala. 633 | 1920 | 1 | Alabama | |
| 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 |