HRS §572-24
Spouses must support each other and pay for family necessities
Husbands and wives must support each other during marriage, including paying for necessary things like food, clothing, and medical care for themselves and their family. If a court already orders one spouse to pay support, the court decides the amount using specific factors.
spouses
The statute, as written — Spousal liabilities
Both spouses of a marriage, whether married in this State or in some other jurisdiction, and residing in this, shall be bound to maintain, provide for, and support one another during marriage, and shall be liable for all debts contracted by one another for necessaries for themselves, one another, or their family during marriage; provided that when a support or maintenance obligation, however designated, is imposed upon a spouse under chapter 580 or any other law, the amount of such obligation shall be determined by the appropriate court on the basis of factors enumerated in section 580-47(a).
Sections this one refers to
§580-47 Support orders and dividing property in a divorce
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