Maintenance is never a guarantee in divorce cases as there is no set formula for determining the length or amount of the awards. The court will look at all relevant factors in determining the appropriateness of a maintenance award, including:

• The financial resources of the party seeking maintenance;
• The time necessary to acquire sufficient education or training to enable the party seeking maintenance to find appropriate employment and that party’s future earning capacity;
• The standard of living established during the marriage;
• The duration of the marriage;
• The age and physical and emotional condition of the spouse seeking maintenance; and
• The ability of the spouse, from whom maintenance is sought, to meet his or her own needs while meeting those of the spouse seeking maintenance.