Mahr to the wife was a ring. The ring was paid for by the wife (charged to her credit card). The husband divorced the wife a few months later. The issue of mahr was not resolved, the husband did not pay off the mahr but is paying on the credit card in installments. This will take over 10 years to pay off at the rate that he is paying. The wife wants the issue of mahr resolved and has requested that the husband pay the mahr off in full, but he has not done so and is ignoring this unresolved matter. Is the talaq still valid even though the issue of mahr has not been resolved and at this point the wife is the one that paid for her own mahr?
The divorce (talaq) is valid, however, the husband remains indebted to the wife until he pays off the dowry (Mahr) in full.