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Maintenance Act 1965

sec.137Common law etc. liability of husband preserved

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### sec.137 Common law etc. liability of husband preserved Nothing in this Act shall take away or diminish any liability of a husband under any other Act or law in respect of contracts made by a wife deserted by her husband without reasonable cause.

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