Ridgway v. Ridgway’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

46 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 46 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “In Copeland, supra, this Court did not state an inflexible rule that trial courts could apply only the present value method and no other. Under Copeland, the trial courts must, in divorce actions where a state retirement plan is part of community property, apply the present value method where that value is ascertainable by substantial evidence. On the other hand, if present value cannot be ascertained, then current, actual value may be applied by the court. Profit sharing plans fall within the rule announced in Copeland____”

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

2. “Even if the dollar amount of the property distribution is unequal . . . there is no requirement that each party receive exactly the same dollar value as long as the community property is equally apportioned by a method of division best suited under the circumstances. [Citations omitted.]”

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

3. ““ * * * [Ujnder its inherent power, the court may, nonetheless, impose a lien on separate property as security for the debt owed. The trial court in no way changed the status of appellant’s separate property nor vested title in appellee by imposition of the lien.” 610 P.2d at 750 .”

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