Leonard v. Leonard’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. ““... ‘contribution of each spouse to the acquisition of the marital property’ and the ‘economic circumstances of each spouse ... including the desirability of awarding the family home ... to the spouse having custody of any children.’ The evidence clearly showed that wife and her family contributed substantially to the purchase of the family residence. Further, wife was shown to have a much smaller annual income than husband, but did not request nor receive maintenance.””

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