A married person, having sufficient ability to provide for his or her spouse's support or who is able to earn the means of such spouse's support, who knowingly fails or refuses to provide the spouse with necessary food, clothing, shelter or medical attendance, unless by such spouse's misconduct he or she was justified in so doing, is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.
A.R.S. § 13-3611
Refusal or neglect to provide for spouse; classification
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Phoenix Baptist Hospital & Medical Center, Inc. v. Aiken (1994)
Most recently applied in Phoenix Baptist Hospital & Medical Center, Inc. v. Aiken (July 1994)
Official source: Arizona State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Arizona statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.