Wisconsin maintenance amount
Wisconsin courts decide maintenance after considering the factors in Wisconsin Statute §767.56.
Section 767.56 allows a Wisconsin court to order maintenance to either spouse for a limited or indefinite period after considering the statutory factors. The statute lists the factors rather than a statewide percentage or marriage-length formula. [1]
The factors include marriage length, age and physical and emotional health, property division, education, earning capacity, the ability of the spouse seeking maintenance to become self-supporting at a reasonably comparable standard of living, tax consequences, agreements between the spouses, contributions to the other spouse’s education or earning power, and other relevant circumstances. [1]
Wisconsin maintenance duration
Wisconsin maintenance can last for a limited or indefinite period.
Wisconsin Statute §767.56 authorizes limited or indefinite maintenance. It does not convert marriage length into a statewide duration table. Marriage length is one factor the court considers with the other circumstances. [1]
The Wisconsin State Law Library identifies maintenance as one of the financial issues a court can decide in a divorce and links users to the Wisconsin Court System’s divorce resources. [2]
Questions about Wisconsin maintenance calculations.
Does Wisconsin have an alimony calculator formula?
Wisconsin Statute §767.56 does not state a statewide percentage formula. The court considers the listed factors when deciding whether to order maintenance, the amount, and the term.
Can Wisconsin maintenance be indefinite?
Yes. Section 767.56 allows maintenance for a limited or indefinite length of time.
Does marriage length determine Wisconsin maintenance?
Marriage length is one statutory factor, but it does not create a statewide dollar or duration formula by itself.
Wisconsin maintenance sources and calculator limits
- 01Wisconsin Legislature: Statute §767.56, maintenance
- 02Wisconsin State Law Library: divorce resources
Public-source check: September 6, 2026. Current calculator rules release: 0.18.0. This page provides a visitor-selected payment scenario and Wisconsin statutory context. It does not determine entitlement, amount, duration, modification, or tax consequences and is not attorney reviewed.