Hartline v. Hartline

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marital dissolution/divorce
goodwill, enterprise goodwill, professional goodwill, asset approach, liquidation, market approach, professional practice, guideline transaction method

Hartline v. Hartline
2014 Tenn. App. LEXIS 7
US
State Court
Tennessee
Court of Appeals
Corinne Henderson (wife); no expert (husband)
Frierson

Summary

Appeals court says distinction between professional goodwill and future earnings capacity “evanesces” when valuing solo professional practice; trial court erred in adopting value based on guideline transaction method that considered professional goodwill.
Hartline v. Hartline
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Court Questions Idea of Goodwill in Solo Practice Valuation

Appeals court says distinction between professional goodwill and future earnings capacity “evanesces” when valuing solo professional practice; trial court erred in adopting value based on guideline transaction method that considered professional goodwill.