MO SB1532

Establishes three categories of spousal maintenance: bridge (up to 2 years for short-term marriages), rehabilitative (up to 4 years to develop job skills), and durational (for moderate and long-term marriages)

Sets maximum maintenance duration caps based on marriage length: 50% for marriages of 3-10 years, 60% for 10-20 years, and 75% for 20+ years; marriages under 3 years are ineligible for maintenance

Declares legislative finding that every spouse has a continuing duty to become self-supporting after divorce, and maintenance is not intended as an open-ended obligation or guarantee of a certain standard of living

Requires courts to consider retirement-related factors including the payer's age, ability to retire, and likelihood that both spouses' lifestyles may decline as they approach retirement

Creates a presumption favoring modification of existing maintenance orders entered before August 28, 2026 to conform with the new durational limits and standards