2017 UT App 137 - Rule v. Rule’s Empirical Analysis
2017
Citation profile
18
cited by 18 later decisions
1
states following
May 2025
most recently cited
18 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Jones v. Jones · Davis v. Davis · Howell v. Howell · 2008 UT App 392 - Jensen v. Jensen · Donjuan v. McDermott
Most-quoted passages
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“(1) to get the parties as close as possible to the same standard of living that existed during the marriage; (2) to equalize the standards of living of each party; and (3) to prevent the recipient spouse from becoming a public charge.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“(i) the financial condition and needs of the recipient spouse; (ii) the recipient's earning capacity or ability to produce income ...; (iii) the ability of the payor spouse to provide support; [and] (iv) the length of the marriage.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“The needs of each party, determined according to the marital standard of living, then provide a baseline from which to craft an alimony award that best fulfills the purposes of alimony [.]”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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