The father, William Stern, and his wife later retain custody.
My wife has an Arabic family name and retained it when we married.
The first wife retains a privileged status over the others.
For men, divorce is easy, although by custom a divorced wife retains the family home.
"Why does my wife retain an English court about her?"
But his wife retained the purse strings and presided over the cash register.
His wife and eldest daughter then retained a life interest in the property.
Say you have an uncontested divorce," he said, "and your wife has retained someone with a small general practice.
To start, the temple head usually was married and the wife retained almost as much stature as her husband in the organization.
At the same time a wife and her children retain their affiliation with the former maternal family and clan.