Connecticut Property Division Laws
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If you and your spouse are able to agree how to divide your property, the court will be usually inclined to accept your agreement. If you can't agree, you'll be at the mercy of the court's decisions. Either way, you may want to be aware of the guidelines a court will use when dividing property. After hearing the witnesses, if any, of each party, the court will consider the following factors when dividing the property of the parties:

(1) the length of the marriage,

(2) the causes for the dissolution of the marriage,

(3) the age, health, station, occupation, amount and sources of income, vocational skills, employability, estate, liabilities and needs of each of the parties, and the opportunity of each for future acquisition of capital assets and income, and

(4) the contribution of each of the parties in the acquisition, preservation or appreciation in value of their respective estates.

-From Sec. 46b-81 of the Connecticut Statutes.

 

Learn more about general property division in divorce or common ways to divide your property.

 

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Other pages on Connecticut divorce laws:
General Connecticut Divorce Laws
Alimony Divorce Laws in Connecticut
Connecticut Child Custody Laws
Connecticut Child Support Laws
Connecticut Laws on Property Division

 

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This information has been summarized from the Connecticut statutes. You can find the full-text version of these and other Connecticut divorce statutes online here: Connecticut Divorce Laws.