Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Spouse
One's husband or wife by lawful marriage; a married person.
innocent spouse.
Tax. A spouse who may be relieved of liability for taxes on income that the other spouse did not include on a joint tax return. 0 The innocent spouse must prove that the other spouse omitted the income, that the innocent spouse did not know and had no reason to know of the omission, and that it would be unfair under the circumstances to hold the innocent spouse liable.
pretermitted spouse
See pretermitted heir under HEIR.
putative spouse
Family law. A spouse who believes in good faith that his or her invalid marriage is legally valid. See putative marriage under MARRIAGE 1
spouse-breach
See ADULTERY.
surviving spouse
A spouse who outlives the other spouse.