If a target complex type member has no matching source member, no matched constructor arguments, and none of its child members have matching source members, it will be mapped to null.

For example:

var source = new { Name = "Frank" };
var target = new Person { Name = "Charlie", Address = default(Address) };

// target.Address will be null

To configure a condition under which a complex type mapping should return null instead of an instantiated object, use (e.g.):

    .If((o, a) => 
        string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(a.Line1) || 

This only applies to complex type properties (e.g. Person.Address), not collection elements. Collection elements are mapped to instantiated objects rather than being left with null entries.