Additionally, and as previously recognized, marital assets and debts "need not be divided equally, but equitably in light of the total division of property." Elbell v. Elbell, No. E2003-03017-COA-R3-CV, 2004 WL 2159021, at *4 (Tenn. Ct. App. Sep. 27, 2004) (emphasis added).
We have previously held, however, that when one spouse makes an assets "no longer accessible" to the other spouse, those funds can be charged to that spouse who "put them out of the other party's reach". Elbell v. Elbell, 2004 WL 2159021 (Tenn.Ct.App. Sept. 27, 2004). The wife presented proof that the husband had filed suit against Ms. McKinney claiming to have loaned her over $300,000.00, and thus he clearly made those funds "no longer accessible" to the wife, and was properly charged with same as part of his share of the equitable distribution.