If the talaq is executed in a state where it is effective to terminate the marriage, this potentially affects the status and capacity of the spouses so that they are then free to remarry. Within the conflict system, the enforcement of foreign judgments is a reasonably well-regulated area. But this form of divorce is only quasi-judicial at best, so it falls outside the normal rules. The general expectation as to choice of law depends on the characterization of the issue. As a form of divorce, the rule might be that the "lex loci actus" (the law of the place where the transaction took place) should be applied and recognized universally so that the parties would avoid a limping marriage (i.e. that whether they are considered married will change depending on which states they visit or reside in). However, this may be against public policy because one of the parties is seeking to evade some mandatory provisions of law or it is not in the best interests of any children (see "parens patriae"). If the characterization is status/capacity, this will be determined under the "lex domicilii" (the law of the domicile) in a common law state, and under the "lex patriae" (the law of the nationality) or habitual residence in a civil law state. Alternatively, the court seized of the matter might apply the "lex fori" (the municipal law of the forum state).