QUESTION
Can a spouse refuse basic nessesities from the other spouse?
Asked on Jun 09th, 2018 on Domestic Violence - Nevada
More details to this question:
I no longer have my job of 25 years. Im doing the best i can to look for work. Im online from dusk till dawn. My husband told me if dont find a job he will stop providing food for me.
1 ANSWER
Short answer "no." Spouses are required to provide basic necessities for one another, and even the threat of not doing so sounds like spousal abuse. Consider whether this is how you actually want to live; if necessary, short-term relief might be possible through a temporary protective order, information about that is linked here. Or, consider whether this situation will lead to divorce, as linked here. Consider a full consultation with a family law specialist. Good luck.
Answered on Jun 11th, 2018 at 9:45 AM