Illinois Appellate Court Does Not Accept Valuation Including Enterprise Goodwill

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February 9, 2022
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marital dissolution/divorce
goodwill, enterprise goodwill, fair value, calculation of value, discovery, marital asset, marital dissolution, noncompete agreement, depreciation, dissolution, motion in limine

In re Marriage of Brown
2022 IL App (4th) 210150-U; 2022 Ill. App. Unpub. LEXIS 203
US
State Court
Illinois
Appellate Court
Dennis Knobloch, Bryan Callahan
Turner, Knecht, Cavanaugh

Summary

In this Illinois divorce case, the appellate court affirmed the circuit court’s determination of value of the husband’s business by the husband’s expert even though evidence was presented that the expert did not follow the AICPA Business Valuation Standards. Further, the husband’s expert did not consider any enterprise goodwill and used an unorthodox method to determine the value of the business. The wife’s expert asserted that the husband’s expert did not provide a fair market value but rather did a “calculation.” The appellate court also affirmed the circuit court’s decision not to exclude the testimony of the husband’s expert witness.

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In re Marriage of Brown

In this Illinois divorce case, the appellate court affirmed the circuit court’s determination of value of the husband’s business by the husband’s expert even though evidence was presented that the expert did not follow the AICPA Business Valuation Standards. Further, the husband’s expert did not consider any enterprise goodwill and used an unorthodox method to determine the value of the business. The wife’s expert asserted that the husband’s expert did not provide a fair market value but rather did a “calculation.” The appellate court also affirmed the circuit court’s decision not to exclude the testimony of the husband’s expert witness.