• whether the spouse seeking support is the custodian of a child whose condition or circumstances make it appropriate for that spouse not to seek outside employment;

• the time and expense necessary to acquire sufficient education and training to enable the spouse to find appropriate employment, and that spouse's future earning capacity;

• the duration of the marriage and the actual period of cohabitation as husband and wife; 

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

• the needs and obligations of each spouse; 

• the tax consequences to each spouse;

• the age of the spouses;

• the physical and emotional conditions of the spouses; 

• the vocational skills and employability of the spouse seeking support and maintenance; 

• any custodial responsibilities; 

• the educational level of each spouse at the time of the marriage and at the time the action for divorce is commenced; 

• the cost of education of minor children and of health care for each spouse and the minor children;

• the distribution of marital property; 

• any legal obligations of the spouses to support themselves or others; and 

• any other factor the court deems just and equitable.

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