State Act

The Himachal Pradesh Maintenance of Parents and Dependants Act, 2001

8. Duration of order for maintenance.- (1) Except where an order for maintenance is expressed to be for any shorter period or where any such order has been rescinded, a maintenance order shall expire- (a) if the maintenance was unsecured, on the death of the applicant or the respondent, whichever is earlier; and (b) if the maintenance was secured, on the death of the applicant. (2) Where a maintenance order was made against more than one respondent, the death of a respondent does not affect the liability of the others to continue paying maintenance to the applicant. The applicant may apply to the Tribunal to re-apportion the liability among the surviving respondents.