Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York December 12, 2012 (Formica v. Formica)

*806“[I]n order for appreciation in the value of separate property to be deemed marital property subject to equitable distribution, the nontitled spouse must demonstrate the manner in which his [or her] contributions resulted in the increase in value and the amount of the increase which was attributable to his [or her] efforts” (Embury v Embury, 49 AD3d 802, 804 [2008] [citations and internal