District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 10/24/1994

McDiarmid v. McDiarmid

Citations

649 A.2d 810
63 U.S.L.W. 2336
1994 D.C. App. LEXIS 191

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holding that, where partnership agreement provided husband could not recoup value of goodwill in law. firm, wife was bound
noting that a court order ignoring the “current values of the marital property” renders the court’s distribution scheme irresponsive “to the parties’ then current needs and circumstances”
defining goodwill “as the value of a business or practice that exceeds the combined value of the net assets used in the business”
defining goodwill \as the value of a business or practice that exceeds the combined value of the net assets used in the business\
finding abuse of discretion in trial court’s refusal to revalue marital assets after specific proffer that passage of time resulted in substantial fluctuations in value
“An equitable distribution requires the court to consider the current values of the marital property, such that upon distribution, each party’s needs are adequately addressed.” (emphasis added)

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Judges: Terry, King, Sullivan

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