Spousal Support Duration After Short Marriage Following Long Cohabitation with Pre-Marital Disability

The court considered an appeal regarding the extent of post-nuptial spousal support for a childless couple who had cohabited long-term before marrying, where the claimant's reduced earning capacity stemmed primarily from a pre-marital accident and subsequent health issues, not solely from the marriage itself or traditional marital roles. The court reasoned that under the relevant statute, the duration of the marriage, not the cohabitation, governs the extent of solidarity, and since the claimant's incapacity was largely attributable to a pre-marital accident, a claim for indefinite support was unwarranted, thus upholding the lower court's decision to grant time-limited support to allow the claimant time to secure disability benefits and seek partial employment matching her remaining capacity.