Gordon v. Gordon’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

11 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “At the time it entered the divorce decree now before us, the trial court could neither apportion appellee’s military retirement nor could it consider it as a factor in apportioning the community estate. However, over one year after the trial court entered its decree, Congress enacted the “Uniformed Services Spouses’ Protection Act.” This act effectively provided that, subject to limitations contained in it, appellee’s military retirement became subject to Texas Community Property Laws as of June 25, 1981; this date being more than six months prior to the trial courts entering of the divorce decree.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Gordon v. Gordon · Gordon v. Gordon

2. “Subject to the limitations of this section, a court may treat disposable retired or retainer pay payable to a member for pay periods beginning after June 25, 1981, either as property solely of the member or as property of the member and his spouse in accordance with the law of the jurisdiction of such court. [Emphasis added.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Southern v. Glenn

3. “perplexing and unusual circumstances created by the retroactive effect”

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