sentences:  Other states, including California, Nevada and New York, have relatively vague statutes which simply list the "factors" a judge should consider when determining alimony (see list of factors below).In these states, the determination of duration and amount of alimony is left to the discretion of the family court judges who must consider case law in each state.In Mississippi, Texas and Tennessee, for example, there are 135 Appellate Cases in addition to 47 sections of State Statute that shape divorce law.