We have your letter . . . asking about the termination of
the year of waiting in the event of the remarriage of the non Bahá'í partner
following a civil divorce. The need to observe the year of waiting is
terminated by the marriage of the non-Bahá'í partner in such cases.
- The Universal House of Justice (From a letter dated September 20, 1973, to a National
Spiritual Assembly; compilation: Developing Distinctive Baha’i Communities, NSA
of USA, 1998 edition)