Maintenance and property arrangements

What is nominal one dollar maintenance?

If one party does not have enough assets and income to pay actual maintenance to the other party when the two parties are divorced, the court might issue a nominal maintenance order requiring one party to pay the other party a nominal maintenance of one dollar per year. The maintenance payee may retain the right to claim maintenance in the future. If the financial situation of the party paying maintenance improves in the future, the maintenance payee may apply to the court for variation of the maintenance order.

To learn more about the legal responsibilities, rights, and resources related to divorce, please click to download the "Booklet on Divorce & Maintenance" at http://mediationcentrehk.org/l/maintenance-booklet-en

Source: Mediation Centre

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