349 Pa. Super. 524 - LaBuda v. LaBuda’s Empirical Analysis
1986
Citation profile
63 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 67 later decisions — most recently March 2014 · most notably Alston v. Alston (1993), 357 Pa. Super. 483 - Campbell v. Campbell (1986)
63 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on 339 Pa. Super. 185 - Braderman v. Braderman · 316 Pa. Super. 282 - Ruth v. Ruth · 332 Pa. Super. 526 - King v. King · 341 Pa. Super. 76 - Flynn v. Flynn · 331 Pa. Super. 1 - Semasek v. Semasek
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 67 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[I]t matters not when a spouse receives property, but whether the right to receive such property accrues during the marriage. To the extent that a property right “accrues” or “arises” during the marriage, then the spouses expect they will enjoy the property when they receive it.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. Meyer v. Meyer · Goodman v. Goodman“(d) In a proceeding for divorce or annulment, the court shall, upon request of either party, equitably divide, distribute or assign the marital property between the parties without regard to marital misconduct in such proportions as the court deems just after considering all relevant factors including: (1) The length of the marriage. (2) Any prior marriage of either party. (3) The age, health, station, amount and sources of income, vocational skills, employability, estate, liabilities and needs of each of the parties. (4) The contribution by one party to the education, training, or increased earning power of the other party. (5) The opportunity of each party for future acquisitions of capital assets and income. (6) The sources of income of both parties, including but not limited to medical, retirement, insurance or other benefits. (7) The contribution or dissipation of each party in the acquisition, preservation, depreciation or appreciation of the marital property, including the contribution of a party as homemaker. (8) The value of the property set apart to each party. (9) The standard of living of the parties established during the marriage. (10) The economic circumstances of each party at the time the division of property is to become effective.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[A]t oral argument in this case, a suggestion was made by counsel for the parties that this Court adopt “guidelines” or establish “presumptions” to be applied in deciding issues involving property rights under the Code. In view of the legislative guidelines which are set out forthwith, we see no need for this Court to enumerate additional criteria. Rather, we will carefully scrutinize each of the guidelines in determining whether or not the lower court has abused its discretion. This will assure that our review of proceedings under the New Divorce Code be appropriately assiduous.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.