6 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 18 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 Devlin v. Devlin.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Devlin v. Devlin Anchor | green | “it is a familiar rule that separate property may become community property by the process of commingling in such a manner as to make segregation impossible, thus requiring the application of the presumption that it is community property.” | 3 |
| 2 | Terry v. Terry | green | “in an original or modification proceeding, where there are no children, and a party has or acquires a separate estate, including income from employment, sufficient for the party's proper support, no support shall be ordered or continued against the other party.” | 3 |
| 3 | Hahn v. Diaz-Barba | green | “the abuse of discretion standard . . . measures whether, given the established evidence, the act of the lower tribunal falls within the permissible range of options set by the legal criteria.” | 3 |
| 4 | Patrick v. Alacer Corp. | green | “community efforts were 'reinvested' in the business against her will.” | 3 |
| 5 | Patrick v. Alacer Corp. | green | “the need for specific records and documents to trace funds is . . . predicated on the existence of a commingled account.” | 3 |
| 6 | Patrick v. Alacer Corp. | green | “when a spouse uses community funds or efforts for the benefit of his or her separate estate a breach of a fiduciary duty occurs.” | 3 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.