and if either spouse dies1 before the year has run its course, he (or his estate) may recover from her the proportional value of the unused remainder.

If she normally eats with him, or if he clothes her without her prior approval, her separate claim to maintenance lapses.

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A woman in a revocable divorce in any circumstance, an irrevocably divorced woman, a pregnant wife who is in a state of nushūz (recalcitrance), and a pregnant widow are all treated like a wife with respect to maintenance, clothing, and housing.

None of them is entitled to anything if she is not pregnant, nor does maintenance accrue to a woman who travels for her own need, for leisure, or for a visit, even with her husband’s permission.

If he alleges that she is recalcitrant2 or that she has already received her maintenance and she denies it, her oath is decisive.

Whenever he is unable to furnish even the minimum maintenance, clothing, or housing that a destitute husband is obliged to provide, or he can afford sustenance only every other day, or when a well-off husband is absent and she cannot obtain maintenance through borrowing or other means, she is entitled to request dissolution of the marriage, whether immediately or after some delay. Such a dissolution is invalid without the authority of a judge, so the judge pronounces it at her request or issues the annulment3 on her behalf.

If a wealthy husband refuses to supply maintenance or clothing and she can reach his property, she may, without his permission, take from it an amount sufficient for her own support and that of her young child.