Lang v. Lang’s Empirical Analysis

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24 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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(A) the length of the marriage and station in life of the parties during the marriage; (B) the age and health of the parties; (C) the earning capacity of the parties, including their educational backgrounds, training, employment skills, work experiences, length of absence from the job market, and custodial responsibilities for children during the marriage; (D) the financial condition of the parties, including the availability and cost of health insurance; (E) the conduct of the parties, including whether there has been unreasonable depletion of marital assets; (F) the desirability of awarding the family home, or the right to live in it for a reasonable period of time, to the party who has primary physical custody of children; (G) the circumstances and necessities of each party; (H) the time and manner of acquisition of the property in question; and (I) the income-producing capacity of the property and the value of the property at the time of the division.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Oberhansly v. Oberhansly · Cox v. Cox

2. “The trial court thus has a duty “by sufficiently detailed and explicit findings ‘to give [this] court a clear understanding of the basis of the trial court’s decision, and to enable it to determine the ground on which the trial court reached its decision.’ ””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Johnson v. Johnson · Taylor v. MOUTRIE-PELHAM

3. “Additionally, this court must “be informed by the trial court what it found to be the ultimate facts upon which it based its conclusion that the property should be divided as it has decreed.” ... The trial court thus has a duty “by sufficiently detailed and explicit findings ‘to give [this] court a clear understanding of the basis of the trial court’s decision, and to enable it to determine the ground on which the trial court reached its decision.’ ” ... In a non-jury case, reasonable compliance with the rule that the court “find facts specially and state separately its conclusions of law thereon” is mandatory.”

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