Arnold v. Arnold’s Empirical Analysis

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2 district · 19 state decisions

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1. “[the essence of leave is that it is a benefit of employment and, whether considered a benefit in addition to salary, or somehow an aspect of salary, it has independent value. If taken during marriage, leave time devoted to vacation or to recovery from illness benefits the community. If not taken, leave that accumulates will be available to benefit the community in the future. If the community ends, the accumulated leave attaches to the employee. Unless some equitable distribution is made or the asset is divided upon dissolution of marriage, the employee takes the full community asset and benefit,. We see no policy reason or persuasive rationale why the employee, Husband in the case before us, should end up with the full value of the community asset or why the leave assets should not be divided.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 236 Ill. 2d 249 - Marriage of Abrell v. Abrell · KILGORE VS. KILGORE

2. “We just are not persuaded that accrued holiday and vacation entitlement is the same as a pension or retirement benefits, a form of deferred compensation; since it replaces wages on days when the worker does not work, it is really only an alternative form of wages. It need not be liquidated by the payment of cash; it may be, and often is, dissipated when the person entitled to do so, takes vacation or holiday time. Thus, it is far from as tangible as, and much more difficult to value, not to mention more personal than, a pension or retirement benefits.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re the Marriage of Cardona

3. “the threshold question of whether [the h]usband's accumulated vacation leave and sick leave are community property is a question of law, which we review de novo”

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