Chambers v. Chambers’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. “In awarding alimony, appellate courts require the trial court to consider each of the following three factors: (1) the financial conditions and needs of the receiving spouse; (2) the ability of the receiving spouse to produce sufficient income for him or herself; and (3) the ability of the responding spouse to provide support. If these three factors have been considered, we will not disturb the trial court’s alimony award unless such a serious inequity has resulted as to manifest a clear abuse of discretion.”

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

2. “[alwarding retirement benefits solely to the employee spouse comports with the goal of allowing the parties to make as much of a clean break from each other as is reasonably possible”

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

3. “reasonableness of the requested fees, as well as the financial need of the receiving spouse, and the ability of the other spouse to pay.”

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