57 Ala. App. 333 - Hamaker v. Hamaker’s Empirical Analysis

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22 state decisions

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

1. “". . . the earning capacity and future prospects of the parties, their ages, sex, health and station in life, how long they were married, whether there are children to support, and the conduct of the parties with reference to the cause of the divorce, Tyler v. Tyler , 52 Ala. App. 430 , 293 So.2d 856 ." Hamaker v. Hamaker , 57 Ala. App. 333 , 338 , 328 So.2d 588 , 592 (1975).”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bailey v. Bailey · 346 So. 2d 459 - Godec v. Godec

2. “"To award the husband the use of property as a home for the child is indeed alimony to the extent that the wife's interest is contributed towards the maintenance and support of the husband, Davis v. Davis , 279 Ala. 643 , 189 So.2d 158 . However, the Davis case has explicitly been held inapplicable to a permanent division of jointly owned property, Baggett v. Baggett , 47 Ala. App. 539 , 258 So.2d 735 . The instant award is clearly a property division, not an interlocutory award of support." 57 Ala. App. at 337 , 328 So.2d at 591.”

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

3. “"retention of jurisdiction leads us to believe that allowing the wife to use the property was purely a temporary measure and that a future permanent disposition was clearly envisioned."”

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