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Does divorce occur if a man, while angry, tells his wife over the phone: "I will divorce her" or "I will separate from her"?

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The phrase mentioned is a promise of divorce, not an enactment of it. Therefore, it does not result in divorce, nor is one obligated to fulfill it.

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