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Although I cannot speak to STATE’s specific laws, in most states, there is not a specific criminal charge of abandonment of another spouse such as there may be in other countries. In many states, abandonment can be a ground (reason) for divorce and this is often where this term “abandonment” comes into play. Here is the information that we have on divorce in STATE if you want to see whether or not there is an option of filing for divorce pursuant to abandonment:LINK
Also, as I said, I do not specifically know STATE laws so perhaps abandonment of a spouse may come up in another context. To find out for sure, you may want to talk to a lawyer - here is a linkLINK
