Gragg v. Gragg

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that courts may consider separate property of a spouse, including disability benefits, in calculating alimony and child support obligations
• holding that true disability payments replace lost income and are not marital property.
• stating that when a statutory definition provides that it “includes” specific terms, the “enumerated items are illustrative, not exclusive”
• finding that the majority of courts considering the classification of disability benefits has adopted the analytical approach, which focuses on the nature and purpose of the benefits at issue
• finding that the majority of courts considering the classification of disability benefits has adopted the analytical approach, which focuses on the nature and purpose of the benefits at issue
• stating that private disability benefits which replace future income are not marital property

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).