- family expense
- An expenditure for an article or service which contributes to the comfort or enjoyment of the family as a unit, at least where reasonable and necessary. 26 Am J1st H & W § 387.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
family expense
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