Walsh v. Walsh

OPINION

KESSLER, Judge.

¶ 1 Cheryl Walsh (“Wife”) appeals from the family court’s valuation of E. Jeffrey Walsh’s (“Husband’s”) professional goodwill and its award of child support. For the following reasons, we reverse the goodwill valuation and award of child support and remand for further proceedings consistent with this decision. Specifically, Husband’s goodwill and the community’s interest in that goodwill was not limited to Husband’s stock redemption value in the national law firm of which he was a shareholder.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2 Husband and Wife, both licensed attorneys,…