PISCOPO v. PISCOPO


232 N.J. Super. 559 (1989)

557 A.2d 1040

JOSEPH PISCOPO, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, CROSS-RESPONDENT, v. NANCY PISCOPO, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT, CROSS-APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided May 1, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis W. Donahue argued the cause for appellant, cross-respondent (Skoloff & Wolfe, attorneys, Francis W. Donahue, of counsel, Francis W. Donahue and Phyllis S. Klein, on the brief).

Charles C. Abut argued the cause for respondent, cross-appellant (Lowen & Abut, attorneys, Louis J. Lamatina, on the brief).

Before Judges KING, BRODY and ASHBEY.


The opinion of the court was delivered by ASHBEY, J.A.D.

This is an appeal from the provisions of a judgment of divorce between plaintiff entertainer and comedian Joseph and defendant Nancy Piscopo. The novel issue raised by the trial judge's holding is that the marital property included plaintiff's "celebrity goodwill." See Piscopo v. Piscopo, 231 N.J.Super. 576, 580-581 (Ch.Div. 1988).

At trial plaintiff claimed...

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