> [!info] Personal working space > This is my personal working space. The final version of this page is at: > https://atharkhan.com/glossary/without-prejudice/ A label preserving the ability to raise an issue again, subject to the governing rules. It does not erase deadlines. ## Working notes If spouses dismiss a divorce while attempting reconciliation, a later divorce generally requires a new filing. The original case does not automatically resume. Contrast a dismissal with prejudice, which generally bars the same claim. Read the actual order: the phrase may concern a particular request rather than the whole case. > [!warning] Deadlines > A dismissal without prejudice does not automatically restart a limitation period.