Virginia is an "equitable distribution" state. The separate property of each spouse, consisting of: Property acquired prior to the marriage; Any gifts and inheritances; Any increase in the value of separate property, unless marital property or significant personal efforts contributed to such increases; and Any property acquired in exchange for separate property; will be retained by the spouse who owns it. The marital property, consisting of: All property acquired during the marriage that is not separate property; All property titled in the names of both spouses, whether as joint tenants or tenants-by-the entireties; Income from or increase in value of separate property during the marriage if the income or increase arose from significant personal efforts; Any separate property which is commingled with marital property and cannot be clearly traced; will be divided equitably by the court. The court may also order a payment from 1 spouse's retirement benefits, profit-sharing benefits, personal injury award, or worker's compensation award, to the other spouse. The factors for consideration are: The contribution of each spouse to the acquisition, care, and maintenance of the marital property; The liquid or non-liquid character of the property; The length of the marriage; The age and health of the spouses; The tax consequences; Any debts and liabilities of the spouses, the basis for such debts and liabilities, and the property which serves as security for such debts and liabilities; How and by whom the property was acquired; The circumstances that contributed to the divorce; The contributions, monetary and non-monetary, of each spouse to the well-being of the family; and Any other factor necessary to do equity and justice between the spouses. [Code of Virginia; Title 20, Section 20-107.3].