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138 Minn. 353 NORTH WESTERN REPORTER, 2d SERIES (e) The age, and the physical and anal condition of the spouse se, ( The ability of the spouse who maintenance is sought to ml need while meeting those of the seeki maintenance; and I a contribution of each the a uuilon, pre tion, or appreciation value of a marital I the can Utica of a maker. Minn.Stat. 4 1 121 Each own facts an for determinin maintenance is Erfandsou, 318 (3) We affir monthly mainte the parties' diss will drop to $7,3 est income from ment she will from a family t per month chit will need an ad i annual living x ban lacks su/ is as re his in in the Amount or ropert , as well as spous as a home 8.55? (1982). must be decided on its no single tatutory factor the t or amount of posi' e. Erfandson v. .W. 36, 38 (Minn.1982). m th trial court's $1,000 n c award Following of on, Barbara's income 00 r year—$5,600 inter - sting the cash settle• ei and $1,700 income r St. Even with the $800 sup rt award, Barbara tional 13,100 to meet her penes of $30,000. Bar. 'ent pro rty and is other, wise Curren unable adequately sup• port herself. Richard, o the other hand, has a man ly net incom of 15,000 and monthly li ng expenses f $2.500. The court pro rly found that a was able to provide aintenance to arbara. The court's a and of $1,000 per onth was well within CO a discretion. f4) (though we affirm t amount of the m thly maintenance aw d, the 10 year d ration of the award has o relation• ship either the underlying ba is for the &war of maintenance or the fa tors rele• van to its duration. The propri ty of an aw of maintenance to provide or Bar. ba 's reasonable needs while she obtains a layment skills and enters th labor n rket is beyond dispute. 06u v. 0 u, 299 W.2d 114 (Minn.1980). Barbara is a 92. r arold college graduate who is eapa a of nployment. In order to pursue a ca ter n Racial work, her undergraduate feel of udy, she must obtain a masters degree w 'ch will require two years of gradua eta . Although Barbarn was gran physi I custody of the parties' two y ng Baugh , both are enrolled in sch and will be r their father's care hal of the time. He e, although it is f 'ng that Barbara ive maintenance le she is working on h advanced de ee and seek• ing employmen nothing in a condition or circumstances o the child n suggests that it is appropriate f Bar rato delay for an extended period t co pletion of her edu- cation and her an nto the work force. In view of the len of the parties' mar. riage (about five y Barbara's relative- ly young age an gen ly sound health, and the fact th a min' um of two years of study is re aired for n advanced de gree, we cone de that an a d of mainte- nance for a period of five eara affords Barbara a le time to comple her studies and to a ire suitable emplo ment. Un- der the ting circumstances award of mainten ce for a period large than five years is n abuse of discretion. cording• ly, we remand to the trial court with di- rectio s to reduce the duration of main - tens award from ten years five Attorneys' fees are awarded to party firmed in part, reversed in part, e tmarannn„ Alan HOOPER, et al., Appellants, V. The CITY OF ST. PAUL and the Clty Council Thereof. Respondents. No. C843487. Supreme Court of Minnesota. Aug. 24, 1984. Fee owners and contract vendee brought suit for declaratory iudemont that 0 r