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For a couple (actor muɴ-) to divorce.
For someone (actor -um- & theme; s actor maN- & theme) to divorce his or her spouse (loc ref i-, -an).
A common cause of divorce is failure to have children. It is usually by common consent of the husband's and wife's side. If a wife initiates a divorce, usually no fine is involved. If a husband initiates a divorce he usually pays a fine, ūloh 2, consisting of a utensil such as a bolo, hanggap, or vat, palyu'. Belongings, and especially legacies, banoh, brought to the marriage and not yet distributed to children as a result of the marriage revert to the possession of the spouse who brought them to the union. However, children as a result of the union, if any, have prior claim on such belongings and inherit them at the appropriate time according to inheritance laws. Expensive items such as pond fields or wine jars acquired subsequent to marriage are usually equally divided. However, if the husband insists on the divorce, he usually loses his claim to such items.
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