Decker v. Decker

How courts have described this case

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

• concluding that a statute changing the burden of proof for equitable distribution of marital estate did not affect substantive rights
• finding that debt incurred after separation was a valid marital purpose, specifically noting that expenditure of funds for items such as living expenses, support, and attorney’s fees, constitutes a valid marital purpose
• upholding commissioner's ruling that 20% of the appreciation in the husband’s separately owned stock was marital property, where husband was one of five key executives
• affirming a finding of no dissipation when it was evident that the gifts to family members were part of the couple's pre-separation estate planning
• affirming a finding of no dissipation when it was evident that the gifts to family members were part of the couple's pre-separation estate planning
• affirming a finding of no dissipation when it was evident that the gifts to family members were part of the couple's pre-separation estate planning

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Cited by

14 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Congdon v. Congdon
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2003-04-08· cited 519×
• Anderson v. Anderson
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1999-05-11· cited 174×
• Mary Anne Rowe v. Charles S. Rowe
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1997-02-04· cited 112×
• Mayhew v. Mayhew
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1999-07-14· cited 76×
• Caudle v. Caudle
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1994-08-16· cited 34×
• King v. King
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2003-04-01· cited 27×
• Decker v. Decker
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1996-06-11· cited 13×
• Kogod v. Cioffi-Kogod
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2019-04-25· cited 8×
• Smith v. Smith
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1996-07-19· cited 6×
• Allison v. Allison
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2005-01-07· cited 4×
• Holland v. Holland
  Fairfax County Circuit Court· 1999-03-03· cited 1×
• Charles S. Rowe v. Mary Anne Rowe
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1997-02-04
• KOGOD VS. CIOFFI-KOGOD C/W 71994
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2019-04-25
• James Jesus Montgomery v. Commonwealth of Virginia
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2022-07-26

Cites

13 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Bowers v. Bowers
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1987-08-18· cited 132×
• Shiflet v. Eller
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1984-09-07· cited 118×
• Smoot v. Smoot
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1987-06-12· cited 109×
• Marion v. Marion
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1991-02-12· cited 95×
• Aster v. Gross
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1988-09-06· cited 83×
• Clements v. Clements
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1990-07-17· cited 81×
• Roane v. Roane
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1991-07-23· cited 79×
• Brown v. Brown
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1987-10-20· cited 75×
• Amburn v. Amburn
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1992-02-25· cited 46×
• Trivett v. Trivett
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1988-09-06· cited 41×
• Robinette v. Robinette
  Court of Appeals of Kentucky· 1987-07-24· cited 22×
• Cohen v. Fairfax Hospital Ass'n
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1991-07-01· cited 21×
• City of Hopewell v. County of Prince George
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1990-11-09· cited 5×