All of the forms of relief generally observed in matrimonial actions are set forth, usually, in an ad damnum clause in the complaint and should not be alleged as separate causes of action. As a matter of fact, it has been held that failure to request specific forms of relief does not bar the court from granting that relief in an appropriate case (see CPLR 3017, subd. [a]; 3 Weinstein-Korn-Miller, N Y Civ Prac, par 3017.02; Weil v. Atlantic Beach Holding Corp., 1 N.Y.2d 20; Wang v. Wang, 87 Misc.2d 980). The recently amended section 236 Dom. Rel. of the Domestic Relations Law, as did its predecessor, gives the court power to grant various forms of relief in matrimonial actions, and more specifically, section 236 (part B, subd. 5) of the Domestic Relations Law gives the court the power to provide for an equitable distribution of marital assets as an element of relief in the event of a dissolution of a marriage.