Legal Opinion
McSparron v. McSparron
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 7, 1995PublishedCited by 135 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Titone, J.
In O’Brien v O’Brien (66 NY2d 576), this Court held that a professional license acquired two months before the commencement of the matrimonial action was marital property subject to equitable distribution under Domestic Relations Law § 236 (B). Since that decision, the courts of this State have struggled with the problems involved in distributing the value of older professional licenses that have been utilized in the development of their holders’ careers. The primary question presented by this appeal is whether a license that has been exploited by the licensee to…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- O'Brien v. O'BrienNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Arvantides v. ArvantidesNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Burns v. BurnsNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- Marcus v. MarcusAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Greenwald v. GreenwaldAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
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