Full question:
My husband and I got married a month ago. We would like to know about mutual obligations of the spouses and duty to support the spouses upon marriage.
- Category: Husband and Wife
- Subcategory: Duty to Support
- Date:
- State: Oklahoma
Answer:
Husbands and wives have mutual obligations of respect, fidelity, and support. According to Oklahoma law, the husband is required to support his wife using community or separate property or through his labor. The wife must support her husband if he has not deserted her, using community or her separate property, provided he lacks the means to support himself due to infirmity.
These obligations are outlined in Okl. St. § 201, which states that spouses contract mutual obligations of respect, fidelity, and support. Okl. St. § 202 specifies the support duties: the husband must support himself and his wife from community or separate property or by his labor, while the wife must support her husband when he has not deserted her and is unable to support himself.
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