Singapore legislation

Clause 7

of Maintenance of Parents Bill

Clause 7

Duration of orders for maintenance

(1)

Except where an order for maintenance is expressed to be for any shorter period or where any such order has been rescinded, a maintenance order shall expire —

(a)

if the maintenance was unsecured, on the death of the applicant or the respondent, whichever is the earlier;

(b)

if the maintenance was secured, on the death of the applicant.

(2)

Where a maintenance order was made against more than one respondent, the death of a respondent does not affect the liability of the others to continue paying maintenance to the applicant. The applicant may apply to court to re-apportion the liability among the surviving respondents.