Does a husband's admission in court to divorcing his wife—by saying "Yes, I divorced her," even though he had not uttered it verbally—count as a divorce, especially if he then divorced her again with an explicit verbal declaration two days later? Does this count as one divorce or two? And what should a husband do if he wishes to reconcile with his wife and satisfy his mother?

Your false affirmation before the court that a divorce has occurred, even though you did not utter it, causes a divorce to take place judicially, but not religiously, according to the more preponderant opinion. You must repent from lying. Your statement to your wife, "You are divorced," causes a single divorce to occur. Obedience to parents is not obligatory in divorcing a righteous wife. However, since the divorce has already occurred, if you cannot convince your mother to agree to her return, then you must obey her, unless you fear discord due to your attachment to her, in which case it is permissible to take her back. The husband may take back a wife divorced with a revocable divorce as long as she is within her waiting period (iddah) without a new contract. After the iddah, a new contract is necessary. Both spouses must avoid problems, deal wisely, and refrain from anger.