Husband deliberately remains absent in hearings leading to delay

In a domestic violence case involving economic abuse done by the husband against wife. DV case is ongoing and is pending for interim relief orders. The husband deliberately delays the court proceedings by being absent on court dates which in turn wastes the money of the wife to pay visiting charges/legal charges to her lawyer. The husband continues to economically abuse the wife by being absent on court dates so that the limited funds of the wife exhaust soon and she becomes financially incapable of hiring a lawyer. Can such a tactic be reported in the domestic violence case petition to seek reliefs? I am aware of judgments made in absence of opposite party but if such a tactic is deliberately followed during remaining court proceedings to economically abuse then are there any laws to deal with this? Something like vexatious litigation?