Under Virginia’s system of equitable distribution, set forth in Virginia Code Section 20-107.3, the following factors are considered when determining how to apportion marital property: The contributions, monetary and nonmonetary, of each party to the well being of the family; The contributions, monetary and nonmonetary, of each party in the acquisition and care and maintenance of such marital property of the parties; The duration of the marriage; The ages and physical and mental condition of the parties; The circumstances and factors which contributed to the dissolution of the marriage, specifically including any ground for divorce under the provisions of subdivisions (1), (3) or (6) of § 20-91 or § 20-95; How and when specific items of such marital property were acquired; The debts and liabilities of each spouse, the basis for such debts and liabilities, and the property which may serve as security for such debts and liabilities; The liquid or nonliquid character of all marital property; The tax consequences to each party; The use or expenditure of marital property by either of the parties for a nonmarital separate purpose or the dissipation of such funds, when such was done in anticipation of divorce or separation or after the last separation of the parties; and Such other factors as the court deems necessary or appropriate to consider in order to arrive at a fair and equitable monetary award.The court must consider all of these factors when making an equitable distribution award; however, it does not need to discuss how it considered each one in its opinion, and in its discretion, the court can give more or less weight to any specific factor. See Barker v. Barker, 27 Va. App. 519 (1998)