418 So. 2d 1053 - Smith v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
1982
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
August 1989
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 379 So. 2d 949 - Duncan v. Duncan · 405 So. 2d 454 - Tommaney v. Tommaney · 393 So. 2d 582 - McIntosh v. McIntosh
Most-quoted passages
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“Between the working spouse and a homemaker, it is the normal duty of the working spouse to provide a marital home. Here, the husband chose to physically build the home and was free to do so because his wife maintained the household and performed child rearing responsibilities. Thus, there is insufficient evidence of a special contribution by the husband justifying an imposition of the special equity on the wife’s one half of the marital homestead and remaining acreage. 393 So.2d 583 .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“The wife worked outside the home at various times, and she also was found to have fully performed her duties as wife, mother, and homemaker. While the husband invested his vacation and leave time in the building of the home, considering the relative contributions of the parties, this is not one of the exceptional cases in which a special equity may rest upon an extraordinary contribution to the marriage. 418 So.2d 1054 .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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