*369.* _Custody, Father._—A husband is entitled to the custody of his wife
against her father, and where a son-in-law killed his father-in-law in
resisting the latter from taking his daughter out of his (the
son-in-law’s) house, the court held that it could not be more than
manslaughter; and if it were necessary to kill to protect and maintain his
wife, the defendant was not guilty.(655) But for good cause and without
malice a parent may advise his child to leave spouse.(656)
*370.* _Corrective Authority, Services, Domicile._—In America a husband
gains no right to corrective authority over his wife. He can neither whip
her nor use abusive language to her. The same rule applies to the wife, as
they stand equal before the law.(657) However, a husband is entitled to
all the services of his wife and a promise to pay her extra for housework
can not be enforced.(658) Also, the husband has the right to determine
their place of domicile, and if the wife unreasonably refuses to accompany
her husband, it is desertion, for which he may obtain a divorce.(659)