Legal Opinion
Prahinski v. Prahinski
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided December 6, 1990No. 62, September Term, 1988PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLE, Judge.
In this case we must determine whether the goodwill of a solo law practice is a value includable as marital property for purposes of calculating a monetary award upon divorce.
The facts are neither complicated nor in dispute. Margaret and Leo F. X. Prahinski were married on March 20, 1965. Margaret discontinued her education after her freshman year in college in order to maintain the family home. Leo continued his formal education and eventually obtained a law degree. In 1971, Leo started his own law practice. Margaret became his secretary, and as the law practice grew, so did…
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