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Is a divorce considered to have occurred by saying, "I don't want her, I will divorce her," or "I have divorced her," or "I want to divorce her," without the intention of divorce, and by saying, "You are not my wife," with the intention of frightening her?

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A husband's statement to his wife, "I don't want her, I will divorce her," or "I want to divorce her," or "You are not my wife," if uttered with the intention of frightening her, does not effect a divorce. Similarly, saying "I have divorced her" falsely does not, according to the more preponderant opinion, effect a divorce religiously. It is advisable to resolve marital disputes with wisdom and to beware of anger, as it is the key to evil.

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