32 So. 3d 1107 - Bhati v. Bhati’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) The income and means of the parties, including the liquidity of such means. (2) The financial obligations of the parties, including any interim allowance or final child support obligation. (3) The earning capacity of the parties. (4) The effect of custody of children upon a party's earning capacity. (5) The time necessary for the claimant to acquire appropriate education, training, or employment. (6) The health and age of the parties. (7) The duration of the marriage. (8) The tax consequences to either or both parties.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 215 So. 3d 796 - Coscarart v. Coscarart · 49 So. 3d 1065 - Hindelang v. Hindelang

2. “When federal law or the provisions of a statutory pension or retirement plan, state or federal, preempt or preclude community classification of property that would have been classified as community property under the principles of the Civil Code, the spouse of the person entitled to such property shall be allocated or assigned the ownership of community property equal in value to such property prior to the division of the rest of the community property. Neverthe less, if such property consists of a spouse’s right to receive social security ■ benefits or the benefits themselves, then the court in its discretion may allocate or assign other community property equal in value to the other spouse. ■”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 194 So. 3d 832 - Carmichael v. Brooks