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When a payor dies, the recipient can apply to court for an order under s. 171(3)(b) of the ''[[Family Law Act]]'' that the payor's support obligation will continue and be paid from their estate. | When a payor dies, the recipient can apply to court for an order under s. 171(3)(b) of the ''[[Family Law Act]]'' that the payor's support obligation will continue and be paid from their estate. | ||
When a recipient applies to continue a support obligation or if a support order says that the obligation will continue past the payor's death, the payor's ''personal representative'', the person managing the payor's estate and will, has the right to defend the recipient's application or to vary or terminate a continuing obligation. | When a recipient applies to continue a support obligation or if a support order says that the obligation will continue past the payor's death, the payor's ''personal representative'', the person managing the payor's estate and will, has the right to defend against the recipient's application or to vary or terminate a continuing obligation. | ||
==The objectives and factors of spousal support== | ==The objectives and factors of spousal support== | ||