Does a divorce take effect by saying, "I have already divorced her," with the intention of informing about a previous divorce, and not creating a new one, and does a divorce take effect through doubt and delusions?
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Divorce does not occur by utterance if it is a report about a previous divorce. For the utterance of divorce to be legally binding, the tongue and lips must be moved. It appears that what occurred are mere whispers (waswas) that should be disregarded.
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