Cassel v. Cassel
At issue is husband's fifty percent interest in Midwest Money Centers, Inc., a corporation engaged in financial operations such as cashing checks and making loans.
Gaydos v. Gaydos
At issue is what distinction exists between goodwill and going concern value in the context of valuing a sole proprietorship for equitable distribution purposes.
Leblanc v. Leblanc
At issue is whether the the trial court erred in not assigning a value to the "goodwill" of B.J.'s Quick Stop and Darrell's Enterprises and in valuing the corporations at liquidation value rather than at fair market value.
Chance v. Chance
One issue in this case was the value of a 20 percent community interest in the husband's medical practice.
Capitalization of Earnings Approach Deemed Inappropriate
The Louisiana Court of Appeals, Second Circuit affirmed the lower court's decision rejecting a valuation of a medical practice using the capitalization of excess earning approach. The court found this approach unhelpful due to the doctor's ill health whic ...
DeCosse v. DeCosse
At issue is the valuation of husband's interest in a furniture company.
Chancery’s Ruling Not Against the Preponderance of the Evidence
This case was reopened based on the amount awarded the appellee.
Kluck v. Kluck
Issue is whether the trial court erred in finding husband's ten percent ownership interest in a professional engineering corporation had no value.
Stock Repurchase Agreement in Professional Corporation Indicates the Interest Has Value
The North Dakota Supreme Court reversed and remanded a trial court's finding that a minority interest in an engineering firm had no value.
More Cases … Marital Dissolution: Backhaus
The appellant in this case (husband) challenged the district court's valuation and award of certain marital property (laundromat businesses) and the determination that certain property was n ...
Roberts v. Roberts
At issue is whether or not husband's unearned and unrealized fees on his personal injury cases should be valued for purposes of alimony and as part of an equitable distribution.
Walls v. Walls
At issue is the valuation of husband's trucking business and wife's group home business.
Gervais v. Gervais
Issue is whether shares of stock transferred to husband were gifts, thereby making them separate property.
Ellis v. Ellis
At issue is the equitable distribution of the parties' marital property, particularly the appreciation in value of plaintiff's stock in the business.
Street v. Street
At issue is the valuation of husband's carpet business and the couple's marital home.
In re the Marriage of Estes
Issue is whether attorney husband's contingency fee cases should be treated as marital assets.
Court Rejects 'Entire Earning' Methodology in Divorce Case
This case was reopened based on the decision handed down in McSparron v. McSparron (See January 1996 Legal & Court, p.8). At issue is the determination of the value of the defendant ...
Jester v. Jester
At issue is the admittance of expert testimony.
Backhaus v. Backhaus
At issue is the valuation of the couple's marital property, including the laundromat business.
Priebe v. Priebe
Issue is the value of husband's one-quarter interest in four family businesses, including whether a forty-percent minority discount was appropriate in a divorce setting.
Application of Minority Discounts Determined on a Case-by-Case Basis
The South Dakota Supreme Court affirmed the application of a 40% minority interest discount to the husband's 25% interests in four family businesses. After reviewing cases from other jurisdictions, the supreme court noted that the application of a minorit ...
Marital Dissolution
Appellate court remands trial court's valuation of wife's practical nursing license.
Moran v. Moran
Issue was the value of closely held shares in a construction company.
Reese v. Reese
At issue in this case is the valuation date and use of non-competition agreement in the maritial estate.
Degree of Control Is a Factor
The Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed the valuation date of a company set one month before government regulations adversely affecting the company when into effect. The appellate court affirmed, noting that the husband controlled the company and that he ha ...