Silver v. Silver’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. ““an amount * * * equal to thirty-three and one-third (33%%) Per cent of any increase of the Husband’s ‘Net Income’ before federal income taxes over Thirty-two Thousand ($32,000) Dollars in each of said years ($32,000 being item 3 on page 3 of Husband’s federal tax return for the year 1952, i.e. Net Income), but not to exceed One Thousand ($1,000) Dollars in each of said years, as the same shall be reflected in the Husband’s federal income tax return.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Lewis v. Lewis