Rehabilitative maintenance is a type of spousal maintenance that is awarded for a limited period of time after a divorce, usually to enable the dependent spouse to become financially independent by acquiring new skills, education or employment.

A Rule 43 application is an application that can be made by either spouse in a pending matrimonial action (i.e., a divorce) to seek one or more of the following orders from the court: Maintenance pendente lite, a contribution to legal costs; and contact with a minor child