Walding v. Walding’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. ““(4) That the Court is holding the proceeds in the amount of $21,561.79 from the sale of the [marital] home. That a check in the amount of $21,561.79 is to be paid to the [wife] and the [husband] is to receive credit for $10,781.00 toward any of the obligations he is ordered to pay the [wife] herein. “(5) That within 90 days, the [husband] is to pay $15,000 to the [wife] so she may purchase a vehicle. “(6) That each party has various investment accounts and the court finds that the [husband] had $251,000.00 to $275,000.00 in his accounts prior to the marriage. That the [husband] testified that his portfolio reflects approximately $438,000.00 in the accounts at this time. “(7) That each party shall retain his or her own retirement accounts or accounts previously in existence in their name. “(8) That within 90 days, the [husband] is to pay $25,000.00 to [the wife] as her portion of the accumulated investment property. “(9) That the [wife] will make available all the personal property in her possession that belongfs] to the [husband] .... “(10) That the [husband] -will pay an amount equal to one half of reasonable attorney’s fees which will be awarded by the Court in a subsequent order.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 23 So. 3d 684 - Walding v. Walding

2. ““The parties married on June 28, 1997, and they had been married for approximately seven years and four months at the time the petition for divorce was filed. At the time of trial, the husband was 54 years old and the wife was 51 years old. The husband and the wife were both employed as registered nurses, and the husband was also a member of the Army National Guard. In 2003, the husband earned $63,887 and the wife earned $38,535.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 23 So. 3d 684 - Walding v. Walding