To the OP,
I think you have to think of it this way. What you brought into the marriage (except a matrimonial house), you keep. What you and your wife earned/acquired during the marriage, you split(except for inheritence). If your antique car you acquired before the wedding gains in value, you split the appreciation. If it loses value, you split the loss. If her stocks that she bought before the wedding gain in value, you split the gain. Everything needs to be valued and added to the spreadsheet to do a properly asset split.
If you acquired tools, you split them, or you trade off the value of them against the value of something she wants.
I think you have to think of it this way. What you brought into the marriage (except a matrimonial house), you keep. What you and your wife earned/acquired during the marriage, you split(except for inheritence). If your antique car you acquired before the wedding gains in value, you split the appreciation. If it loses value, you split the loss. If her stocks that she bought before the wedding gain in value, you split the gain. Everything needs to be valued and added to the spreadsheet to do a properly asset split.
If you acquired tools, you split them, or you trade off the value of them against the value of something she wants.
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