214 W. Va. 36 - McGee v. McGee’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Here, the present value is irrelevant. The trial court chose not to give Bette an immediate right to receive some portion of the present value of Robert’s pension benefit, either in a lump sum or over a period of years. In other words, the trial court did not divide the present value of Robert’s pension. Instead, Bette was given the right to receive a percentage of what Robert receives when he receives it ...””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 219 W. Va. 654 - Gainer v. Gainer

2. “if property is separate property, and it increases in value because of market forces or inflation (beyond the control of either party), then this passive increase in value is also separate property. It is obvious to this Court that the corollary also holds true; namely, if marital property increases in value due to market forces or inflation, then that passive increase in value is also marital property.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. P.A. v. T.A.

3. “To achieve the final division of retirement benefits when utilizing the deferred distribution method, post-separation enhancements are allocated between the employee spouse and the non-employee spouse. The amount of benefits to which the non-employee spouse is entitled is calculated by multiplying the fixed percentage of retirement benefits by the coverture fraction. 8”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 219 W. Va. 654 - Gainer v. Gainer