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In Maryland, alimony is typically awarded for a period of “rehabilitation”
until the spouse receiving alimony can be expected to become
self-supporting through education, training or work experience (e.g., 3
– 5 years).
The Court can award indefinite alimony if it finds that: (1) due to age,
illness, infirmity, or disability, the party seeking alimony cannot
reasonably be expected to make substantial progress toward becoming
self-supporting; or (2) even after the party seeking alimony will have
made as much progress toward becoming self-supporting as can reasonably
be expected, the respective standards of living of the parties will be
unconscionably disparate.
Indefinite alimony is typically awarded in cases with a long-term
marriage (e.g., 20 years) where one spouse will always earn
substantially more than the other spouse.
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