Does the marriage contract remain valid and the wife remain a wife, after the husband said to his wife: "Our marriage contract is void," and then retracted his statement?
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A valid marriage is one that fulfills the legal conditions. The husband's belief that it is invalid does not affect its validity, and the marital bond remains intact, because the fundamental principle is that what was, remains as it was, and certainty is not removed by doubt.
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