888 So. 2d 1097 - Sequeira v. Sequeira’s Empirical Analysis
2004
Citation profile
11
cited by 11 later decisions
2
states following
September 2018
most recently cited
11 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Juneau v. Laborde · McCarroll v. McCarroll · 632 So. 2d 1200 - McConathy v. McConathy · Trahan v. Allstate Insurance Co. · 847 So. 2d 175 - Stephenson v. Stephenson
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.
“A. When the family residence is the separate property of either spouse, after the filing of a petition for divorce or in conjunction therewith, the spouse who has physical custody or has been awarded temporary custody of the minor children of the marriage may petition for, and a court may award to that spouse, after a contradictory hearing, the use and occupancy of the family residence pending the partition of the community property or one hundred eighty days after termination of the marriage, whichever occurs first. In these cases, the court shall inquire into the relative economic status of the spouses, including both community and separate property, and the needs of the children, and shall award the use and occupancy of the family residence to the spouse in accordance with the best interest of the family. The court shall consider the granting of the occupancy of the family residence in awarding spousal support. B. When the family residence is community property or is owned by the spouses in indivision , or the spouses own community movables or immovables, after or in conjunction with the filing of a petition for divorce or for separation of property in accordance with Civil Code Article 2374, either spouse may petition for, and a court may award to one of the spouses, after a contradictory hearing, the use and occupancy of the family residence and use of community movables or immovables pending partition of the property or further order of the court, whichever occurs first”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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