Does divorce take effect if it was intended to be an informative recounting of a past conversation, such as the husband saying to his wife's father, "I will divorce your daughter if the judge does not help us," and then the husband narrates this conversation to his wife?
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The words mentioned by the husband do not constitute a divorce, because they are merely a narration or an informing, not intended to initiate a divorce. For a divorce to occur, the intention behind both the utterance and its meaning is necessary. Therefore, these words have no effect on the marital bond, and these intrusive thoughts should be disregarded.
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