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Relocating After Divorce

Question

It is truth that when a couple divorce one of them has to leave the community?

Answer

In the olden times when many people lived in homes that had a shared courtyard, it was considered wrong for the divorced partner to remain in that courtyard (usually only about four homes shared one courtyard, something like a small apartment building) but he or she did not have to leave the community. Moving to another block is adequate.