Spousal Maintenance Factors
- the financial resources of the party seeking maintenance, including marital property awarded to the party, and the party’s ability to meet their needs independently, including consideration of whether the party is receiving child support and how much of that child support also includes a sum for the custodial parent;
- the time necessary to acquire sufficient education or training to enable the party seeking maintenance to find appropriate employment, and the probability, given the party’s age and skills, of completing education or training and becoming self supporting;
- the standard of living enjoyed during the marriage;
- the duration of the marriage and, in the case of a homemaker, the length of absence from employment and the extent to which an education, skills or experience have become outmoded and earning capacity has become permanently diminished;
- the loss of earnings, seniority, retirement benefits, and other employment opportunities foregone by the spouse seeking maintenance;
- the age, and the physical and emotional condition of the spouse seeking maintenance;
- the ability of the spouse from whom maintenance is sought to meet needs while meeting those of the spouse seeking maintenance; and,
- the contribution of each party in the acquisition, preservation, depreciation or appreciation in the amount or value of the marital property, as well as the contribution of a spouse as a homemaker or in furtherance of the other party’s employment.
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