☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Doctrine of Necessities

The common law rule holding a spouse liable for the necessary expenses incurred by the other spouse, including food, clothing, shelter, and medical care, modernized to apply equally to both spouses.

Etymology: English compound · Category: Common Law · Source: Various state statutes; Condore v. Prince George's County, 289 Md. 516 (1981)
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