“A system of law by which the court resolves a couple’s interests in their property upon divorce. Upon request of either the husband or the wife, the court ascertains legal title, and the ownership and value of all property, real or personal, tangible or intangible, of the parties, and determines which property is separate, marital, or hybrid. Code of Virginia Section 20-107.3 A.” (The term “equitable distribution” is actually something of a misnomer: under the terms of the statute the only property that can literally be divided or “distributed” is property in the parties’ joint names. The parties’ legal interests in property that is not jointly titled, but is defined as marital under the rules described below, are resolved through the mechanism of a monetary award, i.e., a money judgment payable by one party to the other.