A clean break order is a type of financial settlement agreed by both parties during a divorce and is used to essentially outline all financial commitments. Even married couples that have no joint assets or children together must apply to the court to end their financial ties through a clean break if they wish to prevent future financial claims.
However, there are cases where the court can overturn the clean break, for example, if there has been a case of fraud, or one party failed to make known their property or assets.
If you decide not to get a clean break order, your ex-spouse is within their right to make a financial claim at any point in the future. This means they can request further financial assistance from you regardless of whether you have been divorced for one or twenty years.