Argyle, FL Divorce Law Firms & Lawyers

  The short answer is: yes.  Even if the shares are only held in your husband's name, it is subject to equitable distribution if acquired during the marriage with marital funds and/or marital labor.    However, valuing the shares may be more problematic.  First, there is the aspect as to whether the value of your husband's shares of the business are part of his personal goodwill (and then not included in the marital estate) or whether they are part of "enterprise goodwill" in which case they have value as part of the marital estate.  Then the second hurdle you have is that since your husband is only a minority shareholder of a closely held business, these shares are not really marketable (who wants to own a minority interest and essentially have no "say" in how things are run?) and therefore, any value attributed to them would be significantly discounted.    Sound a little complicated?  It is, and typically we get a business valuation and/or forensic accountant in these cases.  You should probably seek this advice to make sure you are going down the right path. Best of luck, Cindy S. Vova Law Office of Cindy S. Vova, P.A. 8551 West Sunrise Blvd., Suite 301 Plantation, FL 33322 info@vovalaw.com 954-316-3496