In Tennessee, the courts consider a variety of factors in determining the nature, amount, and duration of alimony to be awarded (if any) in a divorce. These factors include:
The spouses’ relative earning capacities and financial resources, obligations, and needs;
The spouses’ relative education and training (or ability and opportunity to pursue education or training);
The duration of the marriage;
Each spouse’s age, physical health, and mental condition; and,
Each spouse’s separate property (real and personal) to be retained following the divorce.