Scott v. Scott’s Empirical Analysis

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22 state decisions

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The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 22 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““As we noted in Hoffman v. Hoffman, [ 93 Md.App. 704 , 614 A.2d 988 (1992) ], ‘the amount of the “as, if and when” payment, however, cannot be determined until [Husband] retires from [CIBA-GEIGY] and the number of years of total employment is known.’ Hoffman, 93 Md.App. at 719 , 614 A.2d 988 (emphasis added); see also Bangs, 59 Md.App. at 367 , 475 A.2d 1214 . Similarly, the trial court cannot presently determine a percentage of Husband’s pension due Wife until such time as the total number of years of employment is known. Pleasant v. Pleasant, 97 Md.App. 711, 724 , 632 A.2d 202 (1993). During trial, Husband testified that his present intentions with respect to employment with CIBA-GEIGY are “that I could work for another twenty years for the company. I worked for twenty years now and hope I can do another twenty.” Therefore, fourteen years and four months of marriage (May 21, 1979 to September 24, 1993) will need to be divided by the total number of years and months credited toward Husband’s retirement, at the time he retires.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 142 Md. App. 448 - Potts v. Potts · 118 Md. App. 463 - Kelly v. Kelly

2. “(a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, after the court determines which property is marital property, and the value of the marital property, the court may transfer ownership of an interest in a pension, retirement, profit sharing, or deferred compensation plan from one party to either or both parties, grant a monetary award, or both, as an adjustment of the equities and rights of the parties concerning marital property, whether or not alimony is awarded. (b) The court shall determine the amount and the method of payment of a monetary award, or the terms of the transfer of the interest in the pension, retirement, profit sharing, or deferred compensation plan, or both, after considering each of the following factors: (1) the contributions, monetary and nonmonetary, of each party to the well-being of the family; (2) the value of all property interests of each party; (3) the economic circumstances of each party at the time the award is to be made; (4) the circumstances that contributed to the estrangement of the parties; (5) the duration of the marriage; (6) the age of each party; (7) the physical and mental condition of each party; (8) how and when specific marital property or interest in the pension, retirement, profit sharing, or deferred compensation plan, was acquired, including the effort expended by each party in accumulating the marital property or the interest in the pension, retirement, profit sharing, or deferred compensation plan, or both; (9”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 124 Md. App. 288 - Schaefer v. Cusack

3. “This Court has affirmed grants of indefinite alimony, and refusals to award indefinite alimony, where a variety of disparities in income were projected. See Rock v. Rock, 86 Md.App. 598, 612 [ 587 A.2d 1133 ] (1991). ‘Our approval or denial of these awards clearly indicate the importance we place upon the judgment and discretion of the fact finder in evaluating and weighing the evidence and determining all the facts and circumstances in making these very important decisions.’ Id.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 104 Md. App. 565 - Bauer v. Votta