Goldstein v. Goldstein’s Empirical Analysis

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20 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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““it is impossible to know in advance whether any specific contingent fee case will ultimately yield a fee — or, if it does, how much the fee will be. It is also nearly impossible to gauge how much work and expense will be required after the date of the divorce to become entitled to collect a contingent fee. These qualities of contingent fee agreements make them too remote, speculative and uncertain to be considered marital assets in maHng an equitable division of property.” 414 S.E.2d at 476 .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Musser v. Musser · Weinberg v. Dickson-Weinberg

2. “Second, the marital property must be divided, not necessarily equally, but equitably. The first step is a question of law; the second step is a matter held in the trial court's discretion.”

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

3. “acquired as a direct result of the labor and investments of the parties during the marriage[.]”

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