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The concept of "marital duty" (devoir conjugal) in French law has its origins in Catholic canon law which viewed marriage as a framework for sexual reproduction, making sexual intercourse between husband and wife obligatory.
Family visitation rights for the spouse and non-biological children, such as to visit a spouse in a hospital or prison; Next-of-kin status for emergency medical decisions or filing wrongful death claims; Custodial rights to children, shared property, child support, and alimony after divorce; Domestic violence intervention
Under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1884, failure to comply with an order of restitution of conjugal rights was no longer punishable by imprisonment, and only served to establish desertion ("statutory desertion") which gave the other spouse the right to an immediate decree of judicial separation, and, if coupled with the husband's adultery, allowed the wife to obtain an immediate divorce.
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In various marriage laws around the world, however, the husband continues to have authority; for instance, the Civil Code of Iran states at Article 1105: "In relations between husband and wife; the position of the head of the family is the exclusive right of the husband". [32] These rights and obligations vary considerably among legal systems ...
In the case, the husband was accused of raping his wife, the first man in the United States to be charged with raping his wife while they were still living together. [10] The trial was the first in Oregon relating to marital rape since the state revised its rape law in 1977 to eliminate the marital rape immunity. [10]
If either the husband or wife decides that forgiveness is given, a defense for fault cannot be obtained. [48] As an example, in the case of abandonment, the divorce can't be based on abandonment because one of the spouses forgives on that issue. [48] The couple would have to find another ground for divorce. [48]
It is the predecessor to the wife's present-day entitlement to maintenance in the event of the breakup of marriage, and family maintenance in the event of the husband not providing adequately for the wife in his will. Another function performed by the ketubah amount was to provide a disincentive for the husband contemplating divorcing his wife.