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===Securing a spousal support obligation=== | ===Securing a spousal support obligation=== | ||
Under s. 170 of the ''[[Family Law Act]]'', the court may make a number of additional orders when it is making an order for spousal support | Under s. 170 of the ''[[Family Law Act]]'', the court may make a number of additional orders when it is making an order for spousal support that can help to ensure that spousal support continues to be paid, including after the death of the payor. The court may: | ||
#order that a charge be registered against property, | #order that a charge be registered against property, | ||
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#whether the recipient's need for support will survive the payor's death, | #whether the recipient's need for support will survive the payor's death, | ||
#whether the payor's estate is sufficient to meet the recipient's needs, taking into account the interests of the people who stand to inherit from the payor's estate and the creditors entitled to be paid from the payor's estate, | #whether the payor's estate is sufficient to meet the recipient's needs, taking into <span class="noglossary">account</span> the interests of the people who stand to inherit from the payor's estate and the creditors entitled to be paid from the payor's estate, | ||
#whether any other means exist to meet the recipient's needs. | #whether any other means exist to meet the recipient's needs. | ||