Maine Considers Characterization of Professional Goodwill

Business Valuation UpdateVol. 13 No. 9
Legal and Court Case Update
September 2007
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marital dissolution/divorce

Hess v. Hess
2007 Me. LEXIS 83
July 5, 2007
State Court
Maine
Supreme Court
Martin J. Harris, Peter B. Bickerman
unnamed
Clifford

Summary

Currently, Maine is one of a handful of states that has yet to decide whether the goodwill of a professional practice constitutes marital property and, if so, whether there should be a further distinction between enterprise goodwill (marital) and personal or professional goodwill (nonmarital).

See Also

Hess v. Hess

Maine considers characterization of goodwill value of a professional practice.