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3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 26 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Litmans v. Litmans.

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1 Litmans v. Litmans Anchor
pasuperct · 1996
green “is designed to help the dependent spouse maintain the standard of living enjoyed while living with the independent spouse.” 11
2 Litmans v. Litmans
pasuperct · 1996
green “apl is based on the need of one party to have equal financial resources to pursue a divorce proceeding when, in theory, the other party has major assets which are the financial sinews of domestic warfare.” 10
3 Childress v. Bogosian
pasuperct · 2011
green “apl focuses on the ability of the individual who receives the apl during the course of the litigation to defend her/himself, and the only issue is whether the amount is reasonable for the purpose, which turns on the economic resources available to the spouse.” 5

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