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marital estate and because of Dr. Ehrenworth's liquidity
problems. Dr. Ehrenworth maintains that he and Mrs. Spector
split the marital assets almost equally without considering the
weekly payments.
The record contains little evidence of the total value of
the marital estate. Except for the artwork, which was appraised
by Sotheby Parke Bernet in June 1979, and the cash payments to
Mrs. Spector, the values of marital assets stated at trial are
unsupported by documentary evidence. For example, Mrs. Spector
received the marital home, but there is no credible evidence of
its value at the time she and Dr. Ehrenworth divorced. Also, in
estimating the value of the home, Dr. Ehrenworth did not consider
the mortgage on the home which Mrs. Spector assumed. Similarly,
under the agreement, Dr. Ehrenworth and Mrs. Spector each kept
jewelry, but there is no evidence of its value. Dr. Ehrenworth
and Mrs. Spector's testimony concerning the division of the
marital assets was contradictory. Tobin testified that they
split their assets equally, but he stated that the division of
assets did not include Dr. Ehrenworth's medical practice.
Dr. Ehrenworth testified that he got about 55 percent of the
marital estate. We treat this as his concession that he received
55 percent of the marital assets. However, Mrs. Spector has not
proven that she got less than 45 percent of the marital estate.
This factor is neutral.
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