Jinks v. Jinks’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) The economic circumstances of each spouse at the time the division of property is to become effective, including the desirability of awarding the family home or the right to live therein for reasonable periods to the spouse having custody of any children; . (2) The contribution of each spouse to the acquisition of marital property, including the contribution of a spouse as homemaker; (3) The value of the nonmarital property set apart to each spouse; (4) The conduct of the parties during marriage; and (5) Custodial arrangements for minor children.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Milne v. Milne · Davis v. Davis

2. “Placing separate property of a spouse into the joint names of both spouses cere-ates a rebuttable presumption that the property has been transmuted into marital property.”

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

3. “'Error in classifying property is not necessarily prejudicial unless it materially affects the merits of the action.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hanson v. Hanson (In re Hanson)