In some situations, a court may award limited maintenance as
reimbursement to a spouse who contributed to the advanced education and earning
capacity of the other spouse. Courts generally award permanent maintenance only
to spouses who are unable to become self-supporting—due to age or disability,
for example—and even then only after long marriages. A couple can always agree
between themselves to provide one spouse with long-term or permanent
maintenance if both agree that this is fair.
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