Berry v. Berry

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• clarifying “that attorney’s fees incurred in a divorce proceeding do not constitute part of the marital estate in Alaska”
• describing process for enhancing attorney’s fee award in divorce action based on other spouse’s misconduct
• trial court’s error in granting temporary orders before considering a party’s argument was cured by reconsideration of that order in light of those arguments
• “[F]ees awards in divorce cases are typically based on the parties’ relative economic situations and earning powers, rather than prevailing party status. This ‘divorce exception’ to Rule 82 is based on a broad reading of AS 25.24.140(a)(1

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

9 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Downs v. Downs
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2019-05-03· cited 30×
• Adkins v. Collens
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2019-07-12· cited 28×
• Sharon Thompson v. Everett Thompson
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2019-11-29· cited 22×
• Jerry B. v. Sally B.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2016-06-10· cited 19×
• Urban v. Urban
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2013-12-13· cited 16×
• Sarah A. v. State, Dept. of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's Services
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2018-09-28· cited 13×
• ROSITA JUUL v. LYNETTE RAWLINGS
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2017-02-16· cited 1×
• Lydia May f/k/a Lydia Petersen v. Jon-Marc Petersen
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2025-03-14· cited 1×
• In The Reinstatement Matter Involving Jody P. Brion
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2020-04-03

Cites

37 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Mathews v. Eldridge
  Supreme Court· 1976-02-24· cited 16,859×
• United States v. Grinnell Corp.
  Supreme Court· 1966-06-13· cited 2,474×
• Hansberry v. Lee
  Supreme Court· 1940-11-12· cited 1,544×
• Ebertz v. Ebertz
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2005-06-03· cited 98×
• Peterson v. Ek
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2004-06-25· cited 89×
• Kowalski v. Kowalski
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1991-03-08· cited 85×
• Matanuska Maid, Inc. v. State
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1980-11-21· cited 83×
• Balough v. Fairbanks North Star Borough
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2000-01-28· cited 62×
• Schanck v. Schanck
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1986-06-26· cited 56×
• Keyes v. Humana Hospital Alaska, Inc.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1988-02-19· cited 51×
• Siggelkow v. Siggelkow
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1982-04-30· cited 50×
• Lashbrook v. Lashbrook
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1998-04-24· cited 47×
• Prentzel v. State, Department of Public Safety
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2007-09-14· cited 46×
• Money v. Money
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1993-05-21· cited 42×
• Johnson v. Johnson
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2010-09-24· cited 41×
• Ruckle v. Anchorage School District
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2004-02-27· cited 39×
• L.L.M. v. P.M.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1988-05-13· cited 37×
• Hanlon v. Hanlon
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1994-03-25· cited 35×
• Tybus v. Holland
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1999-10-15· cited 34×
• Keane v. Local Boundary Commission
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1995-04-14· cited 34×