In Epps v. Epps, Record No. 1077-14-1 (Va. Ct. Appeals 2015), the appellate court described how our circuit courts go about dividing up marital property:
“First, upon a request of either of the parties, the circuit court “must classify the property as either separate or marital. The court must then assign a value to the property based upon evidence presented by both parties. Finally, the court distributes the property to the parties, taking into consideration the factors presented in Code § 20-107.3(E).”