Wear v. Mizell’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[a] divorce action is purely personal and ends on the death of either spouse.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Le v. Comm'r · 56 Kan. App. 2d 857 - In re Marriage of Towle and LeGare

2. ““All property owned by married persons, including the present value of any vested or unvested military retirement pay, or, for divorce or separate maintenance actions commenced on or after July 1, 1998, professional goodwill to the extent that it is marketable for that particular professional, whether described in subsection (a) or acquired by either spouse after marriage, and whether held individually or by the spouses in some form of co-ownership, such as joint tenancy or tenancy in common, shall become marital property at the time of commence ment by one spouse against the other of an action in which a final decree is entered for divorce, separate maintenance, or annulment. Each spouse has a common ownership in marital property which vests at the time of commencement of such action, die extent of die vested interest to be determined and finalized by the court pursuant to K.S.A. 60-1610 and amendments thereto.” K.S.A. 2002 Supp. 23-201(b).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Nicholas v. Nicholas

3. “[a] divorce action abates at the time of death.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 56 Kan. App. 2d 857 - In re Marriage of Towle and LeGare