Boyles v. Boyles’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

86 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 86 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[1] the financial circumstances of both parties, [2] the couple’s past standard of living, [3] the value of joindy owned property, [4] the amount and nature of the income, both current and anticipated, of both husband and wife, [5] the extent and nature of the resources and assets of each of the parties, [6] the amount of income of each that is “spendable,” available to each of the parties for the payment of living expenses, [7] the earning ability and capacity of both husband and wife, [ 8 ] property awarded or given to one of the parties, either by the court or the other party, [9] the disposition made of the homestead or jointly owned property, [10] the condition of health and medical needs of both husband and wife, [11] the duration of the marriage, [12] the amount of child support. (citations omitted)”

   6 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 58 Ark. App. 42 - Mearns v. Mearns · Hays v. Hays

2. “a continuous allotment of sums, payable at regular intervals, for [the wife’s] support from year to year, and continues only during the joint lives of the parties, or, in case of divorce from the bonds of matrimony, until the wife marries again. . . .”

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