{"id":124911,"date":"2024-07-09T10:53:11","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T14:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/knowledge-base\/can-a-woman-ask-for-a-divorce-if-her-husband-abandons-her"},"modified":"2024-07-09T13:26:07","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T17:26:07","slug":"can-a-woman-ask-for-a-divorce-if-her-husband-abandons-her","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/get-answers\/can-a-woman-ask-for-a-divorce-if-her-husband-abandons-her","title":{"rendered":"Can a woman ask for a divorce if her husband abandons her?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I and my three-year-old daughter were abandoned for three years by my husband, he has not supported financially during this period and he has left me in limbo. 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