The term alimony was first introduced to Connecticut statutes in 1877. Until its revision in 1973, the statute only authorized a husband to pay alimony to a wife. In 1973, the alimony statute was revised to become gender neutral.
From 1973 until its recent revision in 2013, there was precious little input from the legislature, notwithstanding the changes to society, regarding the purpose of alimony.
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