context: . The statute does not define "homemaker services," but the court has assumed that such contributions may take many forms, including contributions to the family's food, clothing, furniture, payment of telephone bills, and household upkeep.
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.identifier: 353 A.2d 276, 279
citation_a.parenthetical: contribution to maintenance of household to be taken into account in distribution of jointly owned house
citation_a.sentence: See Brice v. Brice, 411 A.2d 340, 343 n. 6 (D.C.1980) (evaluating the claim on the premise presented, namely, viewing such contributions "as an offset to the husband’s payments of all the bills for the house itself'); see also Campbell v. Campbell, 353 A.2d 276, 279 (D.C.1976) (contribution to maintenance of household to be taken into account in distribution of jointly owned house); 1 J.P. McCahey, Valuation and Distribution of Marital Property, 19.05[4][b], at 19-37 (1984) (discussing three common categorizations of homemaker contributions: contributions to child care, contributions which allow the other spouse to enhance his or her education or career, and contributions which result in the loss of the homemaker’s own career opportunities); Chastain, Henry & Woodside, Determination of Property Rights Upon Divorce In South Carolina: An Exploration And Recommendation, 33 S.C.L.Rev. 227, 269-70 (1981) (nature of marriage relationship may affect definition of homemaker services, contrasting provider-homemaker with marriage partnership relationship).
citation_b.signal: see
citation_b.parenthetical: evaluating the claim on the premise presented, namely, viewing such contributions "as an offset to the husband's payments of all the bills for the house itself'
citation_b.sentence: See Brice v. Brice, 411 A.2d 340, 343 n. 6 (D.C.1980) (evaluating the claim on the premise presented, namely, viewing such contributions "as an offset to the husband’s payments of all the bills for the house itself'); see also Campbell v. Campbell, 353 A.2d 276, 279 (D.C.1976) (contribution to maintenance of household to be taken into account in distribution of jointly owned house); 1 J.P. McCahey, Valuation and Distribution of Marital Property, 19.05[4][b], at 19-37 (1984) (discussing three common categorizations of homemaker contributions: contributions to child care, contributions which allow the other spouse to enhance his or her education or career, and contributions which result in the loss of the homemaker’s own career opportunities); Chastain, Henry & Woodside, Determination of Property Rights Upon Divorce In South Carolina: An Exploration And Recommendation, 33 S.C.L.Rev. 227, 269-70 (1981) (nature of marriage relationship may affect definition of homemaker services, contrasting provider-homemaker with marriage partnership relationship).