My brother is married to a woman, shortly after their marriage he became mentally ill and now he is beyond repair. Can his wife seek a divorce?
If he has no wealth to sustain his wealth then she can apply for a divorce from the jurist. However, if he has wealth with which to sustain her then Ayatullah Sistani has an obligatory precaution that she stays married to him. In such a case, the wife can refer to the ruling of the next most knowledgeable after Ayatullah Sistani (Ayatullah Waheed Al-Khorasani).