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RICHARD L. COHEN, appellant, v. DORIS I. COHEN, respondent.

DECISION ORDER

ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.

The property which the Supreme Court considered for equitable distribution consisted of the plaintiff's varying interests in real estate corporations and partnerships. The plaintiff's interests in these assets ranged from 18% to 50%. The plaintiff contends that the Supreme Court erred when it did not apply a discount factor in determining the true market value of his various interests.

As the trier of fact, the Supreme Court's determination should be given great deference, especially in connection with issues of credibility, such as expert evaluation of property value (see, Gunn v. Gunn, 261 A.D.2d 360; Adinolfi v. Adinolfi, 242 A.D.2d 311; Dempster v. Dempster, 236 A.D.2d 582; Stempler v. Stempler, 200 A.D.2d 733). The discount for lack of marketability "should only be applied to the portion of the value of the corporation that is attributable to goodwill" (Matter of Whalen v. Whalen's Moving Stor. Co., 234 A.D.2d 552; see, Matter of Cinque v. Largo Enters., 212 A.D.2d 608; Matter of Blake v. Blake Agency, 107 A.D.2d 139, 149). Here, the subject real estate holdings consist solely of real property. Therefore, the Supreme Court properly determined not to apply a discount for lack of marketability as to that portion of the property subject to equitable distribution.

The plaintiff's remaining contentions are without merit.

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COHEN v. COHEN
(Jan 31, 2001)