Bizarre but fair: Post-marital maintenance obligation does not end with death
You receive post-marital maintenance and your ex-partner dies? Anyone who thinks that this means the payments end may be wrong. Possibly, the maintenance must continue to flow for a little while longer.
The Schleswig-Holsteinische Rechtsanwaltskammer reports that when a former spouse dies, their obligation to pay post-marital alimony does not necessarily end. The deceased's heirs may be required to continue paying alimony from the estate, but only until a notional share of the estate, equivalent to the amount a surviving spouse would have received if not divorced but disinherited, is covered.
This does not apply to child support, which typically ends with the death of the parent. The chamber advises those receiving alimony to check if the obligation will continue after the payer's death.
Written by urgent.news from Handelsblatt's report — not a translation of it. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
