BARTON v. BARTON

Nos. S06F2159, S06X2160.

639 S.E.2d 481 (2007)

BARTON v. BARTON. Barton v. Barton.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied February 5, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Garcia, Evans, for Appellant.

Timothy S. Mirshak, Mirshak & Smith, Augusta, for Appellee.


THOMPSON, Justice.

This divorce case presents a question of first impression in this State: In placing a value on the stock of a closely-held corporation for purposes of dividing marital property, is the court bound by the value set forth in a buy-sell provision of the stockholder agreement? The short answer is "no."

The parties had been married for 29 years when wife sued husband for divorce, seeking an equitable division of property and alimony. The matter...

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