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Distribution Type
Equitable Distribution
Division Standard
Equitable — judge decides
Income Adjustment
Equitable

Methodology

Equitable distribution

Connecticut is an all-property equitable distribution state: C.G.S. §46b-81(a) lets the court assign to either spouse all or any part of the estate of the other, whether acquired before or during the marriage, with no presumption of equal division. §46b-81(c) directs the court to consider the length of the marriage; the causes for the dissolution (fault is relevant); each party's age, health, station, occupation, amount and sources of income, earning capacity, vocational skills, education, employability, estate, liabilities, and needs; each party's opportunity for future acquisition of capital assets and income; and each party's contribution to the acquisition, preservation, or appreciation in value of the respective estates.

Division Factors

The following factors are commonly evaluated under Connecticut law:

  1. Length of the marriage (§46b-81(c))
  2. Causes for the annulment, dissolution of the marriage, or legal separation, including fault
  3. Age and health of each party
  4. Station and occupation of each party
  5. Amount and sources of income of each party
  6. Earning capacity, vocational skills, education, and employability of each party
  7. Estate, liabilities, and needs of each party
  8. Opportunity of each party for future acquisition of capital assets and income
  9. Contribution of each party to the acquisition, preservation, or appreciation in value of their respective estates

Statute / Authority

Citation: Conn. Gen. Stat. §46b-81 ↗

Source: https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/title_46b.htm

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Connecticut Property Division

Connecticut courts have broad authority under C.G.S. §46b-81 to assign all or any part of either spouse's estate — whenever acquired — to either party. §46b-81(c) sets out the considerations: length of the marriage, the causes for its dissolution (fault counts), age, health, station, occupation, income and its sources, earning capacity, vocational skills, education, employability, estate, liabilities, needs, opportunity for future acquisition of capital and income, and contribution to the estates' acquisition, preservation, or appreciation. Connecticut does not distinguish sharply between marital and separate property, and there is no presumption of equal division.

Citation: Conn. Gen. Stat. §46b-81

Source: https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/title_46b.htm

Last updated: 2026-07-23T00:37:19.635531

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