Non Contested vs Contested in Texas

In Texas, a spouse can make a claim for "spousal maintenance" in a divorce. To be eligible to make the claim, she must prove she is a spouse, the marraige lasted 10 years or longer, she lacks sufficient property to meet her "reasonable minimum needs" and she cannot support herself becuase of disability, her child's disability (if she has a child) or her lack of earning capacity. Does the property your wife will receive and her wages from her work satisfy her abiiity to meet her minimum reasonable needs? If she can pay here ordinary living expenses, credit cards and medical bills with the property and her wages then a court may find that she is not entitled to spousal maintenance. As far as time limited, if spousal maintenace is awarded, it can only be awarded for the shortest reasonable period but no more than three years.