Medical Practice Valuations: Three Current Divorce Cases Spotlight Difficult Issues

Business Valuation UpdateVol. 16 No. 4
Legal and Court Case Update
April 2010
8011 Offices and Clinics of Doctors of Medicine
621111 Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists)
marital dissolution/divorce
buy-sell agreement, restricted stock

Garcia v. Garcia
2010 WL 174149 (Fla. App. 4 Dist.)
January 20, 2010
US
State Court
Florida
Court of Appeals
Curtis L Witters, Jane Kreusler-Walsh, Neil B Jagolinzer
Stevenson

Summary

Three recent decisions highlight the constant challenges of appraising physician and dental practices in divorce, everything from doctors who won’t disclose their finances to those who insist their opinions determine value.

See Also

Garcia v. Garcia

Divorce court finds restrictive shareholder agreement not binding on valuation of medical practice, although question of discounts due to restrictions depends on particular facts of the cases.