In order to qualify for court-ordered support, the spouse in need of alimony must meet the statutory requirements, including that: they are a spouse, that they lack the ability to provide for their own reasonable needs, they meet ONE of the four statutory requirements that include: the spouses have been married for at least 10 years and the spouse seeking alimony does not have the ability to support themselves, the other spouse was convicted of family violence within the two years prior to a suit being filed, the spouse is unable to provide for themselves due to an incapacitating mental or physical disability, and the spouse is unable to provide for themselves because they is providing care for a disabled child of the marriage.