Reply To: Script to find consecutive paragraphs with space below and space above

What I want is actually the larger of the two spaces specified, whether it’s the below or the above setting. If 12 points below and 24 above, I want 24. If .25 inches below and .25 inches above, I want only .25 inches total, not .5 inches. If I have a block quote that typically has 12 points below, for example, I will get (and want) 12 points below when it’s followed by body text, which has no space above designated. If that block quote is followed by a subhead that typically carries 24 points above, however, I want only 24 points total, not 12 + 24. So I want the spaces to overlap, not add to each other. To accomplish this manually requires scouring through a document visually or searching for every instance of every style that has a space above designated. I hope that makes sense.