DMR.2.9.040 Death, Remarriage

(a) Unless otherwise agreed in writing or expressly provided in the judgment, the obligation to pay future maintenance is terminated upon the death of either party or the remarriage of the party receiving maintenance.

(b) Unless otherwise agreed in writing or expressly provided in the judgment, provisions for the support of the minor child are not terminated by the death of a parent obligated to support the child. When a parent obligated to pay support dies, the amount of support may be modified, revoked or commuted to a lump sum payment to the extent just and appropriate in the circumstances.