D.L. v. G.L.’s Empirical Analysis
2004
Citation profile
16 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Dwyer v. Globe Newspaper Co. · Heacock v. Heacock · Lolos v. Berlin · 19 Mass. App. Ct. 364 - Davidson v. Davidson · 7 Mass. App. Ct. 633 - State Street Bank & Trust Co. v. Reiser
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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“If an interest in a trust is determined after such examination to be speculative or remote rather than fixed and enforceable, and thus more properly characterized as an expectancy, the interest is to be considered under the G. L. c. 208, § 34, criterion of 'opportunity of each [spouse] for future acquisition of capital assets and income.'”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“Whether a trust may be included in the ... marital estate requires close examination of the particular trust instrument to determine whether the interest is a 'fixed and enforceable' property right, ... or 'whether the party's interest is too remote or speculative' to be included.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“Upon consideration of the factors specified in G. L. c. 208, § 34, a judge has considerable discretion in fashioning an alimony award.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.