The Ruling on Frequently Swearing Oaths of Divorce

Question:
This sister who is asking says: My husband frequently swears oaths of divorce, at home and when he goes out and comes back with his children. What advice is there for someone like this? And does the divorce take effect, even though he says, "I do not intend to divorce my wife"?

Answer:
He must ask; he should ask the nearby Sharia court, or come for a fatwa, or write for a fatwa in Riyadh through the court to look into his case. As for his saying, "I do not intend to divorce my wife," this is a mistake. Whoever utters a divorce, it takes effect even if he did not intend it, unless he is insane, of unsound mind, or sleeping and not accountable, in which case there is no ruling for this divorce. However, if he is awake and sane, the divorce takes effect even if he did not intend it. But he should not rush in this matter until he asks the responsible authority for issuing fatwas. Yes.