Laws of Mourning for a Woman on Her First Husband After Marrying Another Man
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Question
A woman whose husband passed away and who remarried another man, does she have any customs to observe on the yahrzeit of her first husband?
Answer
There is no need to observe any mourning laws for her first husband after she has married another man.
Source
In the responsa "Chatam Sofer" part 2 (Yoreh De'ah) sign 355, it is written that after a woman has married a second husband, the law of closeness with the first is annulled, and he is no longer considered her relative.
In the Gemara Moed Katan page 21b, it says: "If his wife died and he married another woman, he is not allowed to enter her house to express condolences. If he meets her in the market, he should speak to her softly and with respect." The reason is due to the distress it may cause the second wife when her husband is comforted over the first wife. Chatam Sofer writes: "And it is logical, if a person marries two women and mourns for one in the presence of the other, all the more so if one replaced the other, it causes distress if he is comforted over the first, all the more so a woman before her second husband should not mourn for the first, and her ways are pleasant, and all her paths are peace."