BOWEN v. BOWEN


96 N.J. 36 (1984)

473 A.2d 73

FRANCES W. BOWEN, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. JAMES H. BOWEN, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided April 16, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary N. Skoloff argued the cause for appellant (Skoloff & Wolfe, attorneys; Francis W. Donahue, on the briefs).

Henry E. Rzemieniewski argued the cause for respondent.


The opinion of the Court was delivered by O'HERN, J.

This case concerns the valuation and equitable distribution of a spouse's minority stock interest in a closely held corporation. The specific question is whether a court, in effecting distribution of the assets, and faced with difficulty in fixing value, should permit the stockholder husband to retain ownership of all of the stock and award the wife an equitable one-half interest in the stock. We hold that a court...

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