Schwab v. Schwab’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The amount and length of alimony payments is ... left to the discretion of the trial court. This court will not disturb an award of alimony unless it clearly appears that the trial court abused its discretion. In awarding alimony, the trial court must consider the following factors: the length of the marriage, the respective earning capacity of the parties; their respective financial condition after the property division; their respective age, health and physical condition; their station in life or social standing; and the relative fault in the termination of the marriage.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jones v. Jones · Osman v. Keating-Osman

2. “"SDCL 15-17-7 gives the trial court discretion to award attorney fees in divorce cases, and we will not disturb its decision unless it has abused its discretion. The factors the court may consider in deciding whether to award attorney fees include the relative financial condition of the parties, the relative fault of the parties in prolonging litigation, the complexity of the issues, whether briefs were required and whether the case was appealed to the Supreme Court."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Osman v. Keating-Osman

3. “`A trial court has broad discretion with respect to property division and we will not set aside its judgment unless a clear abuse of discretion is shown.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Osman v. Keating-Osman