You guys are going down a huge rabbit hole. Those of us that are very adherent to the scripture preach all of this:

- You are married to your spouse and have no right to D EXCEPT for adultery.
- If you D for any other reason you are not free to remarry
- If you meet someone and they are D for a reason other than adultery they are not free for you to marry

God hates divorce, and in the NT gives no provision for it except for adultery.

Unfortunately, as I said earlier, modern society doesn't care.

So back to the question, should the LBS date before the D is final? I say they shouldn't because it adds a complication that you are better off not introducing to your sitch. And it will later confuse the kids. ("Dad said you cheated on him and that is what caused the D." W: "Did you ask your father if he was with his current W before we were D'd?" Etc.

Marriage, divorce, and remarriage is completely separate from the issue of dating before being D'd.

M(53), W(54),D(19)
M-23, T-25 Bomb Drop - Dec.23, 2017
Ring and Piecing since March 2018