Legal Question in Family Law in Connecticut

I really would need more information to give you a better answer, however, generally a ten year marriage does not result in a lifetime alimony award. (an example of an exception might be if your wife developed a disability during the marriage preventing her from working....)

Your exposure regarding alimony is probably around 5 years. I don't see why you would have to sell assets. The amount of an alimony award is based upon your income, not what you own, although your assets may be a factor depending on what they are and whether they generate income.

If she has a gambling problem and that problem substantially caused the breakdown of the marriage or resulted in you losing assets and income because of the gambling, you might be successful in arguing that the alimony award should be less than if she didn't gamble, especially if she refused to get help for the problem.