Condition-Free Divorce

This ruling states the principle that a divorce cannot be subject to conditions of remarriage. The verbal formula of divorce permits the wife to marry any other man, and it cannot be modified. However, if the condition is written into the actual bill of divorce, it renders the bill of divorce invalid. Thus, the divorce is based on multiple elements that need to be satisfied: a written bill of divorce, the delivery of that document, and the unequivocal verbal relinquishment of all claims to the wife.