761 So. 2d 157 - Pearson v. Pearson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

44 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 44 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “manifestly wrong, clearly erroneous, or if the chancellor applied an erroneous legal standard.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 812 So. 2d 1139 - Houck v. Houck · 772 So. 2d 1051 - Goodin v. Department of Human Services

2. “(1) the income and expenses of the parties; (2) the health and earning capacity of the parties; (3) the needs of each party; (4) the obligations and assets of each party; (5) the length of the marriage; (6) the presence or absence of minor children in the home; (7) the age of the parties; (8) the standard of living of the parties; (9) the tax consequences of spousal support; (10) fault or misconduct; (11) wasteful dissipation of assets; (12) any other factor bearing on justness and equity.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 825 So. 2d 605 - Craft v. Craft · 829 So. 2d 1267 - Masino v. Masino

3. “create any greater property interest for the spouse in whose name it is held, or jointly held. The issue in divorce is which property is `marital property,' subject to equitable distribution, and that determination proceeds absent any presumption based on title.”

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