Most divorce cases that a Fairfield County divorce lawyer handles often involve issues related to the division of marital property. The first step of this process if to identify the parties’ assets, then to value those assets, and then to determine an appropriate distribution of those assets among the two parties. If a divorcing couple cannot agree on how to divide their assets and liabilities, the court must divide the property based on the concept of equitable distribution. Equitable distribution does not mean that the property will be split evenly, but rather it will be disbursed fairly based on many factors set forth in Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-81, including but not limited to the length of the marriage, the age of the parties, sources of income, employment, the estate of the parties, the needs of the parties, and the parties contributions to the acquisition, preservation, or appreciation in the value of their respective assets.