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Nexus in Valuing the Enhanced Earnings of an Attainment

In the enhanced earnings area, there is yet another burning issue -- namely nexus -- that has undeservedly received little commentary in case decisions. So what is nexus, and what role does it play in valuing the enhanced earnings of an attainment?

15 minute read January 26, 2005 at 01:21 PM
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Johanne M. Floser, CBA
Nexus in Valuing the Enhanced Earnings of an Attainment

In the 1985 Court of Appeals decision in O'Brien v. O'Brien, 66 NY2d 576, 489 NE2d 712, (1985), the court ruled that the enhanced earnings associated with a professional license were “property” for equitable distribution purposes.

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