Williams v. Williams’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. “A. When the spouses are unable to agree on a partition of community property or on the settlement of the claims between the spouses arising either from the matrimonial regime, or from the co-ownership of former community property following termination of the matrimonial regime, either spouse, as an incident of the action that would result in a termination of the matrimonial regime or upon termination of the matrimonial regime or thereafter, may institute a proceeding, which shall be conducted in accordance with the following rules: (4) The court shall then partition the community in accordance with the following rules: (a) The court shall value the assets as of the time of trial on the merits, determine the liabilities, and adjudicate the claims of the parties. (b) The court shall divide the community assets and liabilities so that each spouse receives property of an equal net value. (c) The court shall allocate or assign to the respective spouses all of the community assets and liabilities. In allocating assets and liabilities, the court may divide a particular asset or liability equally or unequally or may allocate it in its entirety to one of the spouses. The court shall consider the nature and source of the asset or liability, the economic condition of each spouse, and any other circumstances that the court deems relevant As between the spouses, the allocation of a liability to a spouse obligates that spouse to extinguish that liability. The allocation in no way affects t”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 8 So. 3d 87 - Legaux-Barrow v. Barrow

2. “A. When the court rules against the admissibility of any evidence, it shall either permit the party offering such evidence to make a complete record thereof, or permit the • party to make a statement setting forth the nature of the evidence. C. In all cases, the court shall state the reason for its ruling as to the inadmissibility of the evidence. This ruling shall be [ Tfireviewable on appeal without the necessity of further formality.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 182 So. 3d 97 - Arnaud v. Scottsdale Insurance Co.

3. “the trial court, in its discretion, may by ordinary procedure, try and determine at one hearing all issues, including those raised in the traverses”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 38 So. 3d 1021 - Jemison v. Timpton