Does a divorce occur if a man tells his angry wife: "Pack your bags, because you will go as a divorcee to your family's home," knowing that he did not intend divorce but rather a threat?
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A man's statement to his wife: "Gather your belongings, because you will go divorced to your family's house," is considered a promise of divorce and a threat. There is a consensus that a promise of divorce or a threat of it does not constitute a divorce.
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