Singapore legislation
Section 6
Section 6
Power of Tribunal to order security for maintenance
(1)
A maintenance order may provide for the payment of a lump sum, or a monthly allowance or periodical payment for a period determined by the Tribunal.
(2)
The Tribunal may, in its discretion, when awarding maintenance, order the respondent to secure the whole or any part of the maintenance by vesting any property in trustees upon trust to pay the whole or any part of the maintenance out of the income from that property.
(3)
The Tribunal may, in awarding maintenance, order the applicant to —
deposit with a bank a minimum sum determined by the Tribunal; or
purchase an annuity with an insurer with the minimum sum.
(4)
The Tribunal may, in awarding maintenance, give directions as to the manner or method of payment.