MOLLOY v. MOLLOY

No. 2 CA-CIV 5916.

158 Ariz. 64 (1988)

761 P.2d 138

In re the Marriage of John F. MOLLOY, Petitioner-Appellee, v. E. Josephine MOLLOY, Respondent-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department A.

Reconsideration Denied May 4, 1988.

Review Denied September 20, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mesch, Clark & Rothschild, P.C. by J. Emery Barker, Tucson, for petitioner-appellee.

O'Connor, Cavanagh, Anderson, Westover, Killingsworth & Beshears by Philip C. Gerard and Larry L. Smith, Phoenix, for respondent-appellant.


OPINION

FIDEL, Judge.

A wife appeals from a decree of marital dissolution, arguing that the trial court inappropriately restricted her effort to present expert testimony evaluating the marital community's interest in her husband's law firm. We conclude that the wife is correct. In doing so we hold that a shareholder's interest in his law firm's goodwill is an asset subject to expert evaluation and inclusion in the marital community estate for purposes of equitable...

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