Goodson v. Goodson’s Empirical Analysis
1991
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
2
states following
November 2012
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Thompson v. Thompson · 512 So. 2d 1380 - Giles v. Giles · 423 So. 2d 242 - Faught v. Faught · 423 So. 2d 871 - Johnson v. Johnson · 434 So. 2d 790 - Matter of Hughes
Most-quoted passages
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“"If either spouse has no separate estate or if it is insufficient for the maintenance of a spouse, the judge, upon granting a divorce, at his or her discretion, may order to a spouse an allowance out of the estate of the other spouse, taking into consideration the value thereof and the condition of the spouse's family. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the judge may not take into consideration any property acquired prior to the marriage of the parties or by inheritance or gift unless the judge finds from the evidence that the property, or income produced by the property, has been used regularly for the common benefit of the parties during their marriage ." (Emphasis added).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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