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RSA 458:16-a, II(n); see also Henderson v. Henderson, 121 N.H. 807, 810 (1981) (holding that, in dividing marital property unequally between divorcing parties, the trial court sustainably exercised its discretion by awarding property to the wife that had either been gifted by her mother or obtained from the sale of such gifts).

The trial court may award a particular asset in 2 its entirety to one party, In the Matter of Henry & Henry, 163 N.H. 175, 183 (2012), and may award inherited property to the party who inherited it, if the court concludes that such an award is equitable, Henderson v. Henderson, 121 N.H. 807, 810 (1981).

We reiterate our strong request that marital masters “make final disposition of all property which is specifically in contention, especially where either party reasonably and seasonably moves for clarification.” Henderson v. Henderson, 121 N.H. 807, 810, 435 A.2d 133, 135 (1981).

s, 126 N.H. 711, 714-15, 497 A.2d 1187, 1189-90 (1985) (vested pension rights); Rahn v. Rahn, 123 N.H. 222, 225, 459 A.2d 268, 269-70 (1983) (duration of marriage); Ebbert v. Ebbert, 123 N.H. 252, 255, 459 A.2d 282, 285 (1983) (tax consequences); Marsh v. Marsh, 123 N.H. 448, 450, 462 A.2d 126, 128 (1983) (age, health, stations, occupations, employ-ability of parties); Henderson v. Henderson, 121 N.H. 807, 810, 435 A.2d 133,135 (1981) (standard of living established during marriage, contribution

Where the vast majority of the camp payments were thus attributable to the defendant’s inheritance, the judge did not abuse his discretion in awarding her the property’s sale value.

A variety of circumstances may justify an unequal distribution; e.g., the fact that the marriage was of short duration, see Rahn v. Rahn, 123 N.H. 222, 225, 459 A.2d 268, 269-70 (1983); the association of a particular asset exclusively with one party since before the marriage, Grandmaison supra, or its recent acquisition through one party’s family relationship, Henderson v. Henderson, 121 N.H. 807, 810, 435 A.2d 133, 135 (1981); the parties’ relative abilities to support themselves, Buckner v. B

The master may consider, in weighing the equities, the fact that the plaintiff inherited the property from his father, see Henderson v. Henderson, 121 N.H. 807, 810, 435 A.2d 133, 135 (1981), but that fact does not remove the property from the marital assets.

Henderson v. Henderson, 121 N.H. 807, 809, 435 A.2d 133, 135 (1981); see Rahn v. Rahn, 123 N.H. 222, 225, 459 A.2d *361 268, 269 (1983).

Where one spouse purchased an asset prior to marriage and managed it without the involvement of the other spouse, such as the hotel in Grandmaison v. Grandmaison, 119 N.H. at 271, 401 A.2d at 1059, or where the asset in question was a recent gift to the spouses by one of the parties’ mother, such as the farm in Henderson v. Henderson, 121 N.H. 807, 810, 435 A.2d 133, 135 (1981), then an exclusive award may be justified.

[have] been given broad discretion in determining questions relating to the division of property between the two parties.” Henderson v. Henderson, 121 N.H. 807, 809, 435 A.2d 133, 135 (1981); see Azzi v. Azzi, 118 N.H. 653, 656, 392 A.2d 148, 150 (1978).

Our review of the trial transcript in this matter indicates that there was sufficient evidence to support the master’s determination that the house should be awarded to the plaintiff.

Henderson v. Henderson, 121 N.H. 807, 809, 435 A.2d 133, 135 (1981); Goudreault v. Goudreault, 120 N.H. 140, 140, 412 A.2d 736, 736 (1980).

Henderson v. Henderson, 121 N.H. 807, 809, 435 A.2d 133, 135 (1981); Buckner v. Buckner, 120 N.H. 402, 404, 415 A.2d 871, 873 (1980).