(1) Maintenance can be percentage of bonus (2) Maintenance can be based on income as of time of divorce (3) Court can consider standard of living parties could anticipate if they stayed married (4) Maintenance can exceed wife’s budget (5) Court cannot consider misconduct.
Fifteen (15) year maintenance award in thirteen (13) year marriage affirmed as a proper exercise of discretion. Length of maintenance can exceed length of marriage.
Trial court erroneously exercised discretion in terminating maintenance after three years in a 24 year marriage where the wife had significant injuries from a car accident and there was a substantial differential in income. Former wife was entitled to indefinite maintenance.