Marriage of McReath v. McReath

¶ 1. We review a published opinion of the court of appeals1 affirming the circuit court's order2 that Timothy McReath (Tim) pay Tracy McReath (Tracy) $796,720 to equalize the property division upon the couple's divorce, as well as $16,000 per month for 20 years in maintenance. The questions presented are: (1) whether the entire value of the salable professional goodwill3 of Tim's interest in Orthodontic Specialists, S.C. can be *650counted as divisible property in a marital estate, and (2) if the answer to the first question is yes, did the circuit court double count the value of the professional…