Mocnik v. Mocnik

SUMMERS, Justice:

The primary legal question in this appeal is whether the goodwill of a medical practice is a marital asset subject to property division in a divorce. Since the case was tried below we have ruled in Travis v. Travis, 795 P.2d 96 (Okla.1990), that the goodwill of a law practice of a sole practitioner is not a divisible marital asset. We now conclude that the trial court erred in awarding the wife judgment based on an interest in the goodwill of her husband’s medical practice because the value of the Husband’s interest was determined by the stockholder’s agreement. The award for…