Supreme Court of Connecticut· 3/24/1998
Simmons v. Simmons
Citations
- 244 Conn. 158
- 708 A.2d 949
- 1998 Conn. LEXIS 61
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- “[§] 46b-81 applies only to presently existing property interests, not mere expectancies” [internal quotation marks omitted]
- “]n]ominal awardfs] may often be appropriate ... to afford the court continuing jurisdiction to make appropriate [alimony] modifications”
- trial court abused its discretion in failing to consider defendant’s age, which was ‘‘significant’’ omission in court’s failure to award defendant any alimony
- medical degree earned by spouse during marriage was not property under § 46b-81 because it was only opportunity to earn future income, rendering it ‘‘a mere expectancy’’ interest
- medical degree not subject to equitable distribu- tion because degree did not constitute property under § 46b-81
- existence of contract is, at least initially, question of fact
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Judges: Callahan
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51 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Schoonmaker v. Lawrence Brunoli, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut· 2003-08-05· cited 189×
- Bornemann v. BornemannSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1998-07-21· cited 111×
- Olson v. Accessory Controls & Equipment Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut· 2000-08-08· cited 110×
- Bender v. BenderSupreme Court of Connecticut· 2001-12-18· cited 93×
- PSE Consulting, Inc. v. MercedeSupreme Court of Connecticut· 2004-01-13· cited 86×
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1999-05-25· cited 83×
- Gaynor v. PayneSupreme Court of Connecticut· 2002-09-03· cited 67×
- Lopiano v. LopianoSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1998-12-29· cited 66×
- Packer v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1998-08-04· cited 64×
- Wendt v. WendtConnecticut Appellate Court· 2000-09-05· cited 62×
- Mickey v. MickeySupreme Court of Connecticut· 2009-07-21· cited 56×
- State v. SandovalSupreme Court of Connecticut· 2003-05-13· cited 56×
- Bender v. BenderSupreme Court of Connecticut· 2009-07-28· cited 52×
- Luurtsema v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut· 2011-01-05· cited 52×
- State v. BletschSupreme Court of Connecticut· 2007-01-09· cited 50×
- Babcock v. Bridgeport HospitalSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1999-12-28· cited 40×
- In re Alexander C.Connecticut Appellate Court· 2000-10-31· cited 39×
- Chyung v. Chi Han ChyungConnecticut Appellate Court· 2004-12-28· cited 33×
- Simms v. SimmsSupreme Court of Connecticut· 2007-08-14· cited 31×
- Seymour v. Region One Board of EducationSupreme Court of Connecticut· 2005-06-14· cited 30×
Cites
61 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- O'Brien v. O'BrienNew York Court of Appeals· 1985-12-26· cited 434×
- State v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1993-09-07· cited 172×
- Krafick v. KrafickSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1995-08-08· cited 162×
- Connolly v. ConnollySupreme Court of Connecticut· 1983-09-13· cited 149×
- Rubin v. RubinSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1987-06-30· cited 139×
- In Re Marriage of GrahamSupreme Court of Colorado· 1978-01-09· cited 123×
- Mahoney v. MahoneySupreme Court of New Jersey· 1982-12-15· cited 123×
- Carpenter v. CarpenterSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1982-12-28· cited 100×
- Ridgeway v. RidgewaySupreme Court of Connecticut· 1980-05-13· cited 98×
- Inman v. InmanKentucky Supreme Court· 1982-11-23· cited 97×
- In Re Marriage of SullivanCalifornia Supreme Court· 1984-12-31· cited 94×
- Boland v. CatalanoSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1987-02-17· cited 80×
- Grosskopf v. GrosskopfWyoming Supreme Court· 1984-02-10· cited 77×
- McPhee v. McPheeSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1982-02-02· cited 76×
- Sicaras v. City of HartfordConnecticut Appellate Court· 1997-04-22· cited 76×
- Knock v. KnockSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1993-03-02· cited 74×
- Drapek v. DrapekMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-02-17· cited 72×
- Sunbury v. SunburySupreme Court of Connecticut· 1989-02-21· cited 71×
- Hubbard v. HubbardSupreme Court of Oklahoma· 1979-11-13· cited 70×
- Wisner v. WisnerCourt of Appeals of Arizona· 1981-03-19· cited 63×
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