Post-Marital Maintenance
Maintenance after the divorce.
After the divorce, each person is generally expected to support themselves. Only under certain conditions, such as childcare, age, or illness, is there a claim to post-marital maintenance. It is often limited in time or in amount.
The relevant statutes
§ 1569 BGB
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