Concept of prosemisse RDL concept Generally,a husband is liable for the household necessities brought by the wife during the subsistence of the marriage. But, under this prosimisse concept ,it accepted that the contracting wife is also liable for the half of the debt. And if any event if she contracts as a single party,she has to pay the entirety of debt. No Sri Lankan judicial evidence to prove this concept. Silva v. Silva (1914) The court held that there is an agreement between the H and W for a separation a mensa rt thot RDL recognized that deserted wife had a right to remain in the matrimonial home Canekaratne