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5 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 50 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 Alford v. Alford.

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1 Alford v. Alford Anchor
tenn · 2003
green “all debts incurred by either or both spouses during the course of the marriage up to the date of the final divorce hearing.” 13
2 Alford v. Alford
tenn · 2003
green “(1) the debt's purpose; (2) which party incurred the debt; (3) which party benefitted from incurring the debt; and (4) which party is best able to repay the debt.” 11
3 Alford v. Alford
tenn · 2003
green “marital debts' are all debts incurred by either or both spouses during the course of the marriage up to the date of the final divorce hearing.” 9
4 Archer v. Archer
tennctapp · 1995
green “the ability of the requesting party to pay the accrued fees, the requesting party's success in the appeal, whether the requesting party sought the appeal in good faith, and any other equitable factor that need be considered.” 9
5 Archer v. Archer
tennctapp · 1995
green “whether to award attorney's fees on appeal is a matter within the sole discretion of this court.” 8

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