Reviewed for current 2026 law

Connecticut Alimony Calculator

Use the statutory decision framework instead of a fabricated dollar formula.

Reviewed by SupportDecode Editorial Team Page content reviewed August 9, 2026 Sources Methodology Update log

alimony calculator

CT sets alimony by judicial discretion; there is no statutory formula. Courts weigh the enumerated factors below.

Factors the court weighs

Length and causes of the marriage or separation
Age, health, station, occupation, income, earning capacity, vocational skills, education, and employability
Estate and needs of each party
Property award and the feasibility of employment for a custodial parent

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-82(a)

Duration limits

Court-set duration: The court determines duration from the statutory factors; Connecticut has no mandatory statewide dollar or duration formula.
Open-ended orders: An order terminating only at death or remarriage requires the court to articulate its basis specifically.

Assumptions

This tool does not estimate a dollar amount for discretionary states: any number would be invented.
Connecticut alimony is discretionary; no statewide statutory amount formula exists.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-82 — alimony factors and orders

Estimate only. The court or state agency calculation controls.

Connecticut alimony under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-82.

Connecticut alimony is discretionary

Section 46b-82 directs courts to weigh marriage length, causes, income, capacity, needs, health, property, and employability.

No mandatory statewide arithmetic amount formula exists.

Authority: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-82source
Amount formula: None statewidesource
Open-ended order: Specific basis requiredsource

Prepare evidence for every factor

Document income, needs, capacity, property, health, and marriage history.

What this estimate includes

Statutory factor framework
Duration rules

What it leaves out

Invented award
Case outcome prediction