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If a wife converts, can her disabled husband claim spousal maintenance?

April 26, 2017claim converts disabled husband maintenance spousal wife

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If a wife converts, can her disabled husband claim spousal maintenance?

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Yes, Under civil law, the court can order a converting wife to pay maintenance to a husband who is physically or mentally unable to work. This is different from state Islamic law enactments where a Muslim wife never has to pay maintenance to her Muslim husband.