Opinion ID: 1057654
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Heading: Substantial Contribution

Text: An increase in the value of separate property may also be classified as marital if each party substantially contributed to [the property's] preservation and appreciation. Tenn.Code Ann. § 36-4-121(b)(1)(B). Substantial contribution may include, but [is] not . . . limited to, the direct or indirect contribution of a spouse as homemaker, wage earner, parent or family financial manager, together with such other factors as the court having jurisdiction thereof may determine. Tenn.Code Ann. § 3 6-4-121(b)(1)(D); see also Keyt v. Keyt, 244 S.W.3d 321, 328-29 (Tenn.2007). Because of the state of the record, it is impossible to determine whether Mrs. Snodgrass substantially contributed to the increase in value of Mr. Snodgrass's premarital contributions through, for example, her contributions to the financial management of Mr. Snodgrass's 401(k), or whether the reverse would be true. I would have directed the trial court to consider these issues on remand.