Marriage of Molloy v. Molloy

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• noting that an offer of proof may not be necessary “when the court has ruled broadly that no evidence is admissible in support of the theory or fact sought to be established[.]” (citation modified)
• explaining that offers of proof in a civil matter “serve the dual function of enabling the trial court to appreciate the context and consequences of an evidentiary ruling and enabling the appellate court to determine whether [the exclusion of the evidence] was harmful”
• goodwill of incorporated law firm is a marital asset subject to distribution
• offer of proof “serves the dual function of enabling the trial court to appreciate the context and consequences of an evidentiary ruling and enabling the appellate court to determine whether any error was harmful”
• husband's interest in law firm's goodwill is distributable asset

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).