Can a married woman borrow money or incur debts?
A. Yes, in her roles as a woman, a wife, a mother, and a home maker. She can also borrow money to go into business. The obligations she incurs shall be paid from the joint property, to the extent that the family has been benefitted. Q39. I know I am bound to support my hus band if he is indigent; but suppose he has been unfaithful, even abandoning me? A. You are absolved of this duty if your husband was faithless or has abandoned you. Abandonement means absence of three months without notice; however, simply not coming home or not properly living with the wife is enough ground for withholdinh support. Q40. What can an unwed mother do for the support and surname of her child? A. She can claim legal support for the child from the father; she can obtain assistance from the Department of Social Services and Development. She should ascertain that the child bear the father’s surname, insisting that any contrary legislation to be unconstitutional; because a child however illegitimate is as wi
