Curry v. Curry’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “Sheila and Mike are granted a divorce on the ground[ ] of irreconcilable differences. Mike’s visitation schedule with the minor children shall be in accordance with this Court’s standard visitation schedule. Sheila and Mike shall share responsibility for the payment of the minor children’s college expenses and non-covered medical, optical, dental and drug expenses in proportion to their respective incomes at the time the expenses are incurred. They shall also share the cost of the insurance of Shawn’s truck in the same fashion. The Court makes the following findings and conclusions as to the Ferguson factors which apply in this case: 1. Contribution to acquisition of marital property: Although Mike has earned more than Sheila during the marriage and thus made a larger financial contribution, the Court finds that Sheila has made a contribution of equal value through her combination of earnings and domestic and child[-]rearing responsibilities. The Court finds that Sheila made a greater contribution to the stability and harmony of the marital and family relationships. 2. The Court heard no evidence concerning the dissipation of assets by either party. It is noted that Mike closed two joint accounts and converted same to his use. Such accounts are considered marital assets subject to division [as] hereafter set forth. 3. The market values of all assets, except household furnishings, are set forth in [a tidal exhibit.] Neither party assigned emotional value to any asset. 4. Accor”

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

2. “(1) substantial contributions to the accumulation of the property, including economic and domestic contributions by each party to the marriage, (2) expenditures and disposal of the marital assets by each party, (3) the market value and emotional value of the marital assets, (4) the value of the nonmari-tal property, (5) tax, economic, contractual, and legal consequences of the distribution, (6) elimination of alimony and other future frictional contact between the parties, (7) the income and earning capacity of each party, and (8) any other relevant factor that should be considered in making an equitable distribution.”

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