DMR.2.5.010 Grounds for Maintenance Award

In a proceeding for divorce or legal separation, the Court may grant a maintenance order for either spouse only if it finds:

(a) The spouse seeking maintenance lacks sufficient income to provide for his or her reasonable needs, and is unable to support himself or herself through appropriate employment or is the custodian of a child whose age or condition is such that the custodian should not be required to seek employment outside the home; or

(b) The spouse seeking maintenance has contributed to the financial condition of the other spouse to the other spouse's benefit, and an award of maintenance is necessary to meet the support needs of the spouse seeking maintenance and to fairly recognize the contributions of both spouses to the financial condition of the other spouse.