PRAHINSKI v. PRAHINSKI

No. 62, September Term, 1988.

321 Md. 227 (1990)

582 A.2d 784

MARGARET E. PRAHINSKI v. LEO PRAHINSKI.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

December 6, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Albert Figinski (Arnold M. Weiner, Peter B. Rosenwald, II, Melnicove, Kaufman, Weiner, Smouse & Garbis, P.A., on brief), Arnold M. Weiner Baltimore, for petitioner.

Daniel F. Thomas (Thomas & Kalichman, on brief), Daniel F. Thomas, Baltimore, for respondent.

Reargued before MURPHY, C.J., ELDRIDGE, COLE, RODOWSKY, McAULIFFE, CHASANOW and CHARLES E. ORTH, Jr., Judge of the Court of Appeals, (retired), Specially Assigned, JJ.


COLE, Judge.

In this case we must determine whether the goodwill of a solo law practice is a value includable as marital property for purposes of calculating a monetary award upon divorce.

The facts are neither complicated nor in dispute. Margaret and Leo F.X. Prahinski were married on March 20, 1965. Margaret discontinued her education after her freshman year in college in order to maintain the family home. Leo continued his formal education and eventually...

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