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Is Connecticut a community property state?

No. Connecticut courts may assign to either spouse all or any part of the other spouse's estate at divorce, after weighing statutory factors. The statute does not separate marital from separate property.[1]

Property system
Equitable

Division under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-81(a)[1]

At divorce
By factors

The statute lists what the court weighs · Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-81(a)[1]

What Connecticut’s statutes say

  1. Dividing property at divorce

    The Superior Court may assign to either spouse all or part of the other spouse's estate, weighing factors such as length of the marriage, causes of the divorce, income, needs and contributions.[1]

    “the Superior Court may assign to either spouse all or any part of the estate of the other spouse.”[1]

    Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-81(a) · checked October 26, 2026

We didn’t find a statutory definition of marital or separate property in the Connecticut text we read, so none is quoted here.

Not legal advice. Plain-English summaries of Connecticut’s statutes as of the date shown on each, with the text quoted. Whether a particular asset is marital, community or separate depends on the facts, and courts apply the law case by case. Read the linked source or ask a lawyer licensed in Connecticut.

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Sources

Connecticut’s statutes, read on the official site (or an official court source where the line says so), with the date we checked them.

  1. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-81(a) (Connecticut General Assembly)cga.ct.govchecked ↩