How Connecticut sets support and alimony

Two plain-language explainers on the rules Connecticut courts apply to child support and alimony. General information about Connecticut law — not legal advice, and not a calculation for your case.

How child support is calculated in Connecticut

Connecticut applies an income-shares model from the Child Support and Arrearage Guidelines. This explainer walks through the four steps, the allowable deductions, and the CCSG-1 worksheet.

Where the guidelines come from and why the amount is presumptive
What counts as gross income and which deductions are allowed
When a court is permitted to deviate from the schedule

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How alimony is decided in Connecticut

Connecticut has no alimony formula. This explainer covers the statutory factors under C.G.S. § 46b-82, the structures an award can take, and what evidence the court is reading.

Why no percentage or multiplier applies in Connecticut
The § 46b-82 factors and how property division interacts with them
Periodic, time-limited, rehabilitative, lump sum, and nominal awards

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General information, not advice

These pages explain Connecticut law. They are not legal advice and they do not calculate support or alimony for any particular case.

Know what the court will look at

Understand the Connecticut-specific factors and disclosures a judge actually works from before you negotiate anything.

Then talk to a Connecticut attorney

Applying these rules to real income, parenting schedules, and assets is legal work. A Connecticut family law attorney should do it.