Lawyer’s Assets May Be Marital Property But Professional Goodwill is Separate Property
Bloggers note: Smith is another important, if not iconic case, family lawyers and business valuation experts should know well. Smith v. Smith, 709 S.W.2d 588 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1985) Angelyn Jenkins Smith and Ewing Smith were married in 1952. Mr. Smith was an attorney and was first licensed in 1956. He was a 30% partner […]
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Bloggers note: Hazard is considered by many of Tennessee’s most experienced forensic accountants to a be a cornerstone case that all forensic accountants and family lawyers should study and know. Hazard v. Hazard, 833 S.W.2d 911 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1991) Patrick and Myra Hazard were married in 1980 At the time of the marriage, Mrs. […]
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Keyt v. Keyt, 244 S.W.3d 321 (Tenn. 2007) The husband and wife in this 2007 case were married in 1988. The wife did not work outside the home, and the husband was employed by a trucking company founded by his father. The husband had been employed by this firm prior to the marriage, and before […]
Read More»Nonowner Spouse Fails to Prove Appreciation of Chiropractic Practice
Cutsinger v. Cutsinger, 917 S.W.2d 238 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1995). Mr. Cutsinger owned a chiropractic practice as a sole proprietorship. He began the practice two years before he married. Days after the marriage, Mrs. Cutsinger began working at the practice as a licensed nurse. Mr. Cutsinger later became seriously ill with skin cancer and was […]
Read More»What is a business valuation for divorce purposes?
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Read More»What divorce lawyers just don’t get about business valuation
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Read More»What happens to a business during a divorce?
https://youtube.com/watch?v=FUIgVnQBTaMVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: What happens to a business during a divorce? (Attorney Memphis and St. Louis) (https://youtube.com/watch?v=FUIgVnQBTaM) What happens to a business during a divorce? Thank you to Melissa Gragg for inviting me to join her on her vlog. Melissa is a nationally recognized valuation expert witness for people getting […]
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https://youtube.com/watch?v=tOJk6LokwU8Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: How do I protect my family business from divorce? (Valuation Expert St. Louis and Memphis) (https://youtube.com/watch?v=tOJk6LokwU8) Thank you to Melissa Gragg for inviting me to join her on her vlog. Melissa is a nationally recognized valuation expert witness for people getting divorced in Missouri and Illinois and […]
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https://youtube.com/watch?v=aMozO5N-kzgVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Attorneys Perspective on Business Valuation Experts (St. Louis and Memphis) (https://youtube.com/watch?v=aMozO5N-kzg) How do you value a business for divorce? A Divorce Attorney’s Perspective on Business Valuation Experts For a much more detailed discussion, see The Forensic Accounting Deskbook: A Practical Guide to Financial Investigation and Analysis for […]
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