Rodriguez v. Rodriguez’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) [t]he income and expenses of the parties; (2)[t]he health and earning capacities of the parties; (3)[t]he needs of each party; (4)[t]he obligations and assets of each party; (5)[t]he length of the marriage; (6)[t]he presence or absence of minor children in the home, which may require that one of both of the parties either pay, or personally provide, child care; (7)[t]he age of the parties; (8)[t]he standard of living of the parties, both during the marriage and at the time of the support determination; (9)[t]he tax consequences of the spousal support order; (10)[f]ault or misconduct; (ll)[w]asteful dissipation of assets by either party; or (12)[a]ny other factor deemed by the court to be “just and equitable” in connection with the setting of spousal support.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Diana Lynn Carter Larson v. Mark Alan Larson

2. “(a) direct or indirect economic contribution to the acquisition of the property; (b) contribution to the stability and harmony of the marital and family relationships as measured by quality, quantity of time spent on family duties and duration of the marriage; and (c) contribution to the education, training or other accomplishment bearing on the earning power of the spouse accumulating the assets.”

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