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Page 21 2014 V.I. LEXIS 45, *. 61 V.I. 13, ** distribution, the court also has broad discretion to consider the case's most salient facts. The Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands further refined the court's discretion to divide property by eliminating marital fault as a factor in dividing the homestead. The doctrine of equitable distribution is applied to effectuate a fair and just division of the property between the parties. As its name suggests, equitable distribution does not necessari