Van Dyke v. Van Dyke’s Empirical Analysis

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4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The determination to modify a divorce decree is generally reviewed under an abuse of discretion standard. However, questions about the legal adequacy of findings of fact and the legal accuracy of the trial court's statements present issues of law, which we review for correctness.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2007 UT App 61 - Wall v. Wall

2. “The court may not modify alimony or issue a new order for alimony to address needs of the recipient that did not exist at the time the decree was entered, unless the court finds extenuating ctreumstances that justify that action.”

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