Does the third divorce count if the wife was divorced under duress by the husband's family?
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The divorce of one who is coerced does not take effect. The recognized coercion is that which is compelling, such as a threat to harm him or his child, or to seize property that would cause him detriment, or a threat from someone capable whom he believes will carry it out. The request of the sister and mother for divorce is not a legitimate form of coercion. Therefore, if a man divorces his wife under the influence of their request, his divorce takes effect. If this divorce is the third, then his wife becomes irrevocably separated from him by a major separation, and she is not lawful for him until she marries another husband.
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