There are essentially three types of spousal support in Indiana.
 The first is for a spouse who is physically or mentally incapacitated to the extent that the person’s ability to work is materially affected.
 The second is for a spouse who lacks sufficient property to provide for the spouse's needs and is the custodian of the child whose physical or mental incapacity requires the spouse to forgo employment. If the court awards spousal support for these first two categories, that support order will continue indefinitely, unless the court makes a specific finding that the support will end sooner.
 The third type is generally for a spouse who lacks significant job skills and has been out of the workforce for a while due to homemaking, childcare responsibilities, or both; this is what we call rehabilitation maintenance. Under this third category, the court may order spousal support in an amount and for a period of time the court considers reasonable but not to exceed three years.