Nelson v. Nelson’s Empirical Analysis
2016
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
3
states following
November 2023
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Hanson v. Denckla · Wilburn v. Wilburn · In Re the Marriage of Epperson · Byers, Exr. v. Beddow · In Re Chamberlin
Most-quoted passages
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“[t]he legislature has set forth a statutory scheme to guide the trial court's equitable distribution of assets upon dissolution of a marriage.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[a]ssets acquired . . . by either party prior to the marriage, and assets acquired . . . in exchange for such assets . . . .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“the settlor's intent from the plain and ordinary meaning of the terms set forth in the Trust instrument.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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