Does a divorce take place upon the husband's saying: "I divorce you, I divorce you, that's it," if he intends by that to express a hypothetical future matter and not to issue a divorce actually at present, especially since the wife suffers from obsessive thoughts?
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If the husband says to his wife: "I divorce you, I divorce you, enough, why do you tell people about our past? One should keep the secrets of their home," then if he intended an immediate divorce, the divorce takes place. If he intended it as a narration of what he would tell her in the future, his statement that he did not intend divorce is accepted if there is evidence supporting his truthfulness. The one who pronounces divorce is to be believed regarding his intention if there is evidence supporting his claim. The husband erred by uttering this phrase; divorce was not legislated for jest or frivolity.
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