Are the expenses of the working wife on the household considered a debt upon the husband if they did not agree that it was a charity?
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If there was no agreement, the gift and donation are not reclaimable. However, if there was a condition for reimbursement, then she has the right to demand from him all that she spent on his house and children if he becomes solvent.
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