8 Va. App. 48 - Ellington v. Ellington’s Empirical Analysis
1989
Citation profile
31
cited by 31 later decisions
1
states following
December 2009
most recently cited
31 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 72 N.C. App. 372 - Wade v. Wade · In re Marriage of Smith · 114 Ill. App. 3d 47 - In Re Marriage of Smith · 1 Va. App. 272 - McGinnis v. McGinnis · Smoot v. Smoot
Most-quoted passages
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“Unless it appears from the record that the chancellor has abused his discretion, that he has not considered or has misapplied one of the statutory mandates, or that the evidence fails to support the findings of fact underlying his resolution of the conflict in the equities, the chancellor’s equitable distribution award will not be reversed on appeal.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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