wˌɛn fˈɛɹɪʃtˌeɪ ɐplˈaɪz tə kˈoːɹt fɔːɹ dᵻvˈoːɹs, ðə pɹɪsˈaɪdɪŋ dʒˈʌdʒ dɪsmˈɪsᵻz ðə kˈeɪs aʊtɹˈaɪt, stˈeɪɾɪŋ ðæt nˈʌn ʌvðɪ ˈækʃənz ʌv hɜː hˈʌsbənd, ðæt sˈʌfəkˌeɪt hɜː bˈoʊθ ɪmˈoʊʃənəli ænd ˌɪntəlˈɛktʃuːəli, wɜː səfˈɪʃənt fɚðə kˈoːɹt tə ɡɹˈænt dᵻvˈoːɹs.
When Fereshteh applies to court for divorce, the presiding judge dismisses the case outright, stating that none of the actions of her husband, that suffocate her both emotionally and intellectually, were sufficient for the court to grant divorce.