Legal Opinion

Sweeney v. Sweeney

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided December 18, 1987PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBERTS, Justice.

On appeal from a judgment of divorce entered in the Superior Court, Cumberland County, both parties challenge various aspects of the court’s order. Dr. Sweeney asserts that the court erred: 1) by treating his medical license as marital property; 2) in awarding alimony to Mrs. Sweeney; and 3) in dividing the marital property. Mrs. Sweeney asserts that the court erred: 1) by not including goodwill in evaluating Dr. Sweeney’s professional corporation as marital property; 2) in assigning certain assets to the parties’ only child. Because we sustain Dr. Sweeney’s challenge to the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. O'Brien v. O'BrienNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  2. In Re Marriage of GrahamSupreme Court of Colorado · 1978
  3. Mahoney v. MahoneySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1982
  4. Drapek v. DrapekMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Simmons v. SimmonsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
  2. Mocnik v. MocnikSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1992
  3. Robinson v. RobinsonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2000
  4. Sweeney v. SweeneySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1989
  5. Ahern v. AhernSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2008

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