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HOVIS v. HOVIS

518 Pa. 137 (1988)

541 A.2d 1378

James E. HOVIS, Appellant, v. Mary Lou HOVIS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 20, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stewart B. Barmen, Denise Wilsher Ford, Rothman, Gordon, Foreman & Groudine, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Walter A. Koegler, Lynn MacBeth, Pittsburgh, for appellee.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS and STOUT, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

LARSEN, Justice.

The issue before this Court is under what circumstances potential tax liability should be considered in the valuation of marital property for purposes of equitable distribution under the Pennsylvania Divorce Code, 23 Pa.S.A. § 401(d).

Appellant, James E. Hovis and Appellee, Mary Lou Hovis were married on October 22, 1954. During the marriage Mr. Hovis established a career with Bloom Engineering Company ...

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