article of the code of personal status according to which a wife shall respect the prerogatives of her husband and shall owe him obedience has been replaced by a provision which obliges each spouse to treat the other w ith consideration and cooperate in managing the family s affairs in fact spouses must treat each other with kindness live together and avoid causing harm to one another perform hisher part of the marital duties according to what is accustomed cooperate in the process of family household issues and in the children s education including their schooling travel and financial matters the husband as the head of the family is responsible for the financial support of his wife and children w ithin his financial means the wife also has to financially contribute to the family life if she has the financial means article such an obligation constitutes recognition of the economic role of women and brings a new order to her status w ithin the family