Adams v. Adams

Nicholas C. Adams appeals from a judgment of divorce from his wife, Nancy W. Adams, issued by a Probate and Family Court judge.1 The case has been vigorously litigated, and few, if any, issues stand unchallenged on appeal. The nucleus *363of the husband’s appeal, however, is that the judge erred in assigning the present value of the husband’s interest in a partnership as defined by G. L. c. 108A, § 6, to the divisible marital estate. We conclude that a judge, acting pursuant to his authority under G. L. c. 208, § 34, properly may include in the marital estate (and make subject to equitable…