Re: Separation to save our marriage
If OP is in the U.S., there is not concept of “allowance”. Even if she stays in the house and the husband leaves, the husband can refuse to pay her a penny UNTIL an official divorce is filed. Then the court can order him to pay child support and depending in the state the lives in, the court can order alimony. But until a divorce is actually filed, he can’t be forced to pay any money regardless of who moves out of the home.
BTW, this wife staying in the house gets tricky when the in-laws live in the same house! So even if the husband leaves…what will her (and the kids) day-to-day life will be like with the FIL/MIL still in the house? Or do you think she should demand the in-laws move out too?
@Nad e Ali - Did you uncle talk to you about the legal issues?