(1) The divorced spouse is under a duty to pursue gainful employment that is appropriate for them.
(2) Gainful employment is appropriate if it suits the training, the skills, a former employment, the age and the state of health of the divorced spouse, to the extent that such work would not be inequitable with regard to the life circumstances in the marriage. In considering the life circumstances in the marriage, particular account is to be taken of the duration of the marriage and the duration of the care for or child-rearing of a child of the spouses.
(3) To the extent that it is necessary in order to take up appropriate gainful employment, the divorced spouse is under a duty to undertake training, further training or retraining, if successful completion of the training is to be expected.