I'm getting divorced, the papers are filed in the courts and I'm just waiting for the decree. I've met a terrific girl that I'm very much in love with. Is it considered adultry if we become intimate before I have my decree?

Love on the rebound. Poor girl...

Methinks that if I were in your shoes, I'd proceed with caution lest I jump out of the frying pan and into the fire.

I think I'd be waiting to be intimate until I was sure that this girl was right. It is very easy and very common for someone going through a divorce to pick someone else very like their ex, but without the history. Before you know it, you are back in divorce court squabbling with number 2. Isn't this what got you into the mess in the first place?

Yes. And are you really ready for a relationship before the ink is even dry?

If it hasn't been completely finalized, then it would be adultery. All that aside, are you really ready to become intimate with another woman so soon? You must have some doubts otherwise you wouldn't be asking the question. Your best bet is to take it slow so your emotions aren't controlling your actions. It would also be less of a stress on you knowing for sure that you were not with another woman while still married to your wife.

Just consider how you will feel after the deed it done. Are you going to be comfortable with it? If so, then go ahead. If not, then you better think twice before going ahead.

Think ahead and consider what kind of effect it will have on your life.

I'm getting divorced, the papers are filed in the courts
and I'm just waiting for the decree. I've met a
terrific girl that I'm very much in love with. Is it
considered adultry if we become intimate before I have my
decree?

If you engage in sexual relations with a woman who is not your wife while you are still legally married, biblically speaking, that would be adultery. If you have sexual relations with a woman who is not your wife after you divorce becomes final, biblically speaking, that is fornication. If you have relations with a woman, who is your wife, after you have married, biblically speaking, that is blessed by god.

Practically speaking, a good rule of thumb is that you should wait about one month for every year that you were in the relationship that ended before pursuing the next relationship. This period of time allows you to psychologically end the old relationship, and prepare yourself mentally, physically and emotionally for the next relationship.