The trial court properly awarded plaintiff the marital bank and securities accounts, which at the time of trial were valued at $15,054,163. The Domestic Relations Law does not authorize recalculation of the marital estate and redistribution of assets when market forces cause a posttrial increase or decrease in the value of distributed property (see Domestic Relations Law § 236 [B] [4] [b]).
In order to equalize the distribution between the parties, the...
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