Is the utterance "I will divorce you" considered a divorce, given that the speaker was in a state of distress and afflicted with obsessive-compulsive disorder, and his intention is unclear?
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The phrase "I will divorce you" is a promise of divorce, and nothing is necessitated by it, nor does divorce occur through it, even if its utterances are numerous. It is neither obligatory nor recommended to fulfill this promise, and your wife remains under your marital bond.
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