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Maintenance Act 1965
sec.13Court may order wife to maintain husband
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### sec.13 Court may order wife to maintain husband
Where the court, upon complaint made by or on behalf of a husband, is satisfied that the husband is unable to support himself adequately and—
that he is left by his wife without adequate means of support provided by her and was so left on the date alleged in the complaint; or
that his wife is about to remove out of Queensland or into a distant part of Queensland and leave him without adequate means of support provided by her;
the court may order the wife to pay for or towards his maintenance such amount as it thinks reasonable, having regard to his accustomed condition in life, his means and earning capacity at the time of the hearing, and any evidence before the court as to his wife’s means, earning capacity and ability to pay maintenance.
- (a) that he is left by his wife without adequate means of support provided by her and was so left on the date alleged in the complaint; or
- (b) that his wife is about to remove out of Queensland or into a distant part of Queensland and leave him without adequate means of support provided by her;