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Is the husband's saying: "I have divorced myself" or "I divorce myself" considered a divorce?

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Divorce does not occur with the husband's statement, "I have divorced myself" or "I am divorcing myself," because it is neither an explicit nor an allusive expression of divorce, as it attributes the act to an improper subject. Divorce can only be initiated by the husband, and he alone possesses the authority to pronounce it upon his wife. A man's statement, "I am divorced," does not effect a divorce.

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