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(“[T]he trial court need not apply every factor listed .

(explaining the superior court “need not apply every factor,” only those that are applicable on a “case-by- case” basis); ¶ 15 (App. 2007) (“The determination by the court is done on a case-by-case basis and some factors will not apply.”).

“To strike the proper balance, the court need not apply every factor[.]”

§ 25-319(B)(1)-(13) (recognizing a transition toward independence is one goal of spousal maintenance but the court must also consider whether an indefinite award is appropriate when self-sufficiency is unlikely), with Guidelines § V.C.1-9 (listing factors relevant to determining duration of an award).

“To strike the proper balance, the [superior] court need not apply every factor listed in 25-319(B).”

(explaining the court “need not apply every factor,” only those that are applicable on a “case-by-case” basis); ¶ 15 (App. 2007) (“The determination by the court is done on a case-by-case basis and some factors will not apply.”).

The superior court has “substantial discretion to set the amount and duration of spousal maintenance,” and the court abuses its discretion if it makes an error of law in reaching a discretionary conclusion or if the record does not support a discretionary ruling, Boyle, 231 Ariz. at 65, ¶ 8.

On the contrary, courts have long recognized that “divorce often requires a lesser standard of living for both parties.”

The aim of spousal maintenance “is to achieve independence for both parties and to require an effort toward independence by the party requesting maintenance.” (1989); (recognizing that, whenever possible, an order for spousal maintenance “should promote a transition toward financial independence”).

¶28 “Arizona law extends the [superior] court substantial discretion to set the amount and duration of spousal maintenance.”

¶ 7 (App. 2009); ("Arizona law extends the trial court substantial discretion to set the amount and duration of spousal maintenance.").

The family court has “substantial discretion to set the amount and duration of spousal maintenance.”

(citation omitted) (internal quotation marks omitted).

“In what is necessarily a case-by-case inquiry, some factors will not apply,” but a court abuses its discretion “by neglecting an applicable factor.”