The DC Court of Appeals in Bernard v. Bernard, particularly addressed whether an existing tax liability is a factor for the Court to weigh and consider in dispensing marital property in a divorce action. Generally, in order to distribute marital property in the manner that is equitable, just and reasonable, the trial judge must consider all relevant factors including, but not limited to those enumerated in section 16-910, but also the court must conduct conscientious weighing of all relevant factors, statutory or otherwise, before reaching a conclusion about the proper distribution of property. Here, Mr. Bernard argued that the trial
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