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Does signing a divorce paper count as divorce?
Fatwa no.: 9593Date: 20 Dhu al-Hijjah 1422 AH · 4 March 2002Mufti: IslamQASource: الشيخ ابن جبرينReferenced by fatwa: 125215، 220044، 31778
Question
If a husband receives an official form from the court on which is written the words “I divorce my wife” and he signs it, is that counted as a divorce?
Answer
Praise be to Allah, and blessings and peace be upon the Messenger of Allah:
Yes, this is a divorce if the name of the wife is written on the form.