However, Ponti was still officially married to his first wife Giuliana under Italian law because Italy did not recognize divorce at that time.

The Roman Catholic Church does not recognize divorce and forbids artificial birth control and abortion.

"We're beginning to recognize divorce as an important theme in our history."

See, they're Catholic, they don't recognize divorce.

Jewish weddings customarily do not include any such vow, because Jewish law has recognized divorce for thousands of years.

The Canada Divorce Act recognizes divorce only on the ground of breakdown of the marriage.

The Church does not recognise civil divorce, and it requires an annulment before parishioners can remarry.

Orthodox Judaism does not automatically recognize civil divorce, but its tribunals can grant religious approval.

(Irish law did not recognise divorce at the time).

Green refused to accept this, saying that his fundamentalist religious beliefs did not recognize civil divorce and that she was "still" his wife "in God's eyes."