Legal Question in Family Law in Connecticut

As the courts are fond of saying: "Financial orders are a complex mosaic". It's a balancing act. If you want alimony, you may have to take less in asset division. To avoid the uncertainties of alimony (modification in the future if, say, he gets a big job promotion, or you get laid off), he might be willing to give you more in assets. If he has the risk of future alimony modification, he'll probably be less willing on the asset side. So sure, alimony is separate from asset division, but they aren't unrelated in the global settlement.