• the standard of living established during the marriage; 

• the comparative financial resources of the spouses, including their comparative earning abilities in the labor market and their incomes;

• the mental, physical and emotional conditions of the spouses;

• the marital misconduct of the spouses; 

• the ages of the spouses; 

• the contribution of one spouse to the education, training, or earning power of the other spouse;

• the effect of a spouse having primary custody of a child; 

• the relative education of the spouses and the time necessary for a spouse to acquire sufficient education or training to become self-sufficient; 

• the contribution of a spouse as a homemaker;

• the tax consequences;

• the ability of the spouse to pay; 

• separate and marital debt; 

• expenses needed to support each party;

• obligations to support others; 

• property brought to the marriage;

• the relative needs of the spouses; and

• any other factor the court deems just and equitable. Spousal support will be barred based upon illicit sexual activity.

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