materfamilias
materfamilias (may-t[schwa]r-f[schwa]-mil-ee-[schwa]s), n. [Latin] Roman law. 1. The wife of a paterfamilias, or the mistress of a family. 2. A respectable woman, either married or single.
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coowner
coowner, n. A person who is in concurrent ownership, possession, and enjoyment of property with one or more others; a tenant in common, a joint tenant, or a tenant by the entirety. [Cases: Husband and Wife 14; Joint Tenancy 1; Tenancy in Common 1. C.J.S. Estates § 19; Joint Tenancy§§ 2, 4, 7–9; Tenancy in
family expense statute
family-expense statute. 1. A state law that permits a charge against the property of a spouse for family debts such as rent, food, clothing, and tuition. [Cases: Husband and Wife 19(1).] 2. A section of the federal tax code providing that a person may not deduct expenses incurred for family, living, or personal purposes. IRC
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spouse
spouse. One’s husband or wife by lawful marriage; a married person. [Cases: Husband and Wife 1.] innocent spouse. Tax. A spouse who may be relieved of liability for taxes on income that the other spouse did not include on a joint tax return. • The innocent spouse must prove that the other spouse omitted the
confidential communication
A communication made within a certain protected relationship and legally protected from compelled disclosure in a legal proceeding. • Among confidential communications are those between hus-band and wife, attorney and client, and priest and penitent. See PRIVILEGE(3). [Cases: Witnesses 184–223. C.J.S. Witnesses §§ 297–389.]
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separation agreement
separation agreement. 1. An agreement between spouses in the process of a divorce or legal separation concerning alimony, maintenance, property division, child custody and support, and the like. — Also termed separation order (if approved or sanctioned judicially). See temporary order under ORDER. 2. DIVORCE AGREEMENT. [Cases: Husband and Wife 277.]
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maintain
maintain, vb. 1. To continue (something). 2. To continue in possession of (property, etc.). 3. To assert (a position or opinion); to uphold (a position or opinion) in argument. 4. To care for (property) for purposes of operation productivity or appearance; to engage in general repair and upkeep. 5. To support (someone) financially; esp., to
gain
gain, n. 1. An increase in amount, degree, or value. pecuniary gain. 1. A gain of money or of something having monetary value. 2. Criminal law. Any monetary or economic gain that serves as an impetus for the commission of an offense. • In most states, an offense and its punishment are aggravated if the
sub potestate viri
sub potestate viri. Hist. (Of a wife) under the protection of a husband.
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separate property
separate property. 1. Property that a spouse owned before marriage or acquired during marriage by inheritance or by gift from a third party, and in some states property acquired during marriage but after the spouses have entered into a separation agreement and have begun living apart or after one spouse has commenced a divorce action.