5 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 66 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 Gates v. Gates.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gates v. Gates Anchor | green | “the goal in distributing marital assets in a divorce proceeding is to reach an equitable distribution of property in light of all the circumstances.” | 16 |
| 2 | Cunningham v. Cunningham | green | “the actions and course of conduct taken by the parties are the clearest indicia of whether property is treated or considered as marital, rather than separate, property.” | 16 |
| 3 | Cunningham v. Cunningham | green | “separate assets may lose their character as separate property and transform into marital property if they are commingled with marital assets and treated by the parties as marital property.” | 16 |
| 4 | Woodington v. Shokoohi | green | “when a party has dissipated marital assets without the fault of the other spouse, the value of the dissipated assets may be included in the marital estate.” | 14 |
| 5 | Jansen v. Jansen | green | “a division of property in a divorce action need not be equal, but it must be equitable.” | 4 |
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.